Economy & Business
Ukraine’s Kherson races to restore power, water after Russian retreat
Utility companies in Kherson were working to restore critical infrastructure mined by fleeing Russian forces, with most homes in the southern Ukrainian ...Dying lands: Farmers fight to save the ‘skin of the Earth’
In America’s dusty Corn Belt this spring, the land was drowning. In China’s Yangtze river basin, it’s bone dry. Farmers in both ...Twitter lays off staff as Musk blames activists for ‘massive’ ad revenue drop
Twitter Inc laid off half its workforce on Friday but said cuts were smaller in the team responsible for preventing the spread ...Zelenskiy seeks stronger defence of Ukraine grains export corridor
The world must respond firmly to any Russian attempts to disrupt Ukraine’s grain export corridor, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, as more ships ...Ukraine seeks Russia’s expulsion from G20, says Putin’s hands ‘stained in blood’
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday Russia should be expelled from the Group of 20 major economies and President Vladimir Putin’s ...Musk begins his Twitter ownership with firings, declares the ‘bird is freed’
Elon Musk has taken ownership of Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) with brutal efficiency, firing top executives but providing little clarity over how he will achieve ...France begins nationwide strike amid soaring inflation
French trade unions began a nationwide strike on Tuesday, asking for higher salaries amid decades-high inflation and posing President Emmanuel Macron one ...Energy crisis sires new European order: a strong Italy and ailing Germany
In the weeks after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, Claudio Descalzi, CEO of Italian energy major Eni (ENI.MI), embarked on a ...Gas leaks in Russian pipelines to Europe trigger sabotage probe
Europe was investigating major leaks in two Russian pipelines that spewed gas into the Baltic Sea on Tuesday as Sweden launched a ...Sterling plunges to all-time low in scathing appraisal of fiscal plan
Sterling tumbled nearly 5% to an all-time low on Monday as investors ran for the exits after the new government’s fiscal plan ...














