Economy & Business
North Korea’s Kim demands more farmland to boost food production
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered improvements to infrastructure and expansion of farmland to ramp up food production, state ...Top brands pull out of Russia, but their goods remain easy to find
Trucks carrying Coca Cola roll across the border into Russia, tourists return from abroad laden with Zara’s latest designs, and ...Europe’s spend on energy crisis nears 800 billion euros
European countries’ bill to shield households and companies from soaring energy costs has climbed to nearly 800 billion euros, researchers ...Protests across France to test government resolve over pension reform
Hundreds of thousands of people were expected to take part in demonstrations across France on Saturday as protesters seek to ...Yahoo to lay off more than 20% of staff
Yahoo said on Thursday it plans to lay off more than 20% of its total workforce as part of a ...Google unveils ChatGPT rival Bard, AI search plans in battle with Microsoft
Google owner Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) on Monday said it will launch a chatbot service and more artificial intelligence for its search engine ...Gibraltar accuses Spain of ‘gross violation of sovereignty’ over customs operation
Gibraltar on Friday accused Spain of a “gross violation of British sovereignty” after two customs officials entered the British overseas ...UK set for biggest strike action in years as teachers, civil servants walk out
Up to half a million British teachers, civil servants, train drivers and university lecturers will strike on Wednesday in the ...France hit by second nationwide strike against pension reform
second nationwide strike disrupted French electricity production, public transport and schools on Tuesday, in a backlash against the government’s plans ...France hit by nationwide strike as unions fight Macron’s pension reform
Trains ground to a halt in France on Thursday, schools were shut and businesses disrupted as workers walked off their ...