Economy & Business
Cargo plane with Serbian defence material crashes in northern Greece
A Ukrainian cargo plane carrying munitions from Serbia to Bangladesh crashed near the city of Kavala in northern Greece late on Saturday, ...Wildfires rage in France and Spain as heatwaves sweep Europe
Wildfires raged in southwestern France and Spain on Saturday, forcing thousands of people to be evacuated from their homes as blistering summer ...Saudi Arabia to open airspace to all airlines, including from Israel
Saudi Arabia said it would open its airspace to all air carriers, paving the way for more overflights to and from Israel, ...West African leaders lift economic and financial sanctions on Mali
Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday lifted economic and financial sanctions imposed on Mali, after its ...Crisis-hit Sri Lanka shuts schools, urges work from home to save fuel
Troops in Sri Lanka handed tokens on Monday to people queueing for petrol amid a severe fuel shortage in the nation battling ...Ecuador indigenous protests carry on despite small concession
Ecuador’s government on Thursday acquiesced to a demand of indigenous demonstrators who have held 11 days of protests, giving them access to ...EU awards Ukraine and Moldova candidate status
Ukraine became a candidate to join the European Union on Thursday, a bold geopolitical step triggered by Russia’s invasion that Kyiv and ...Omnia sees Africa increasing farm input support amid food security fears
Fertilizer manufacturer Omnia Holdings (OMNJ.J) says African governments are increasing support for smallholder farmers amid fears that input costs, driven higher after Russia’s invasion ...Ecuador declares force majeure for oil, state of exception over protests
Ecuador’s state-owned oil company Petroecuador declared force majeure late on Saturday over the impact of protests against the government’s social and economic ...Ecuador seeks partner to stop gas flaring as anger rises in the Amazon
Ecuador oil company Petroecuador says it is working to shut down gas flares in the Amazon to comply with a court-imposed deadline, ...














