South Africa’s main opposition party called on voters yesterday to “punish” the ruling African National Congress (ANC) in a final push for support ahead of fiercely competitive municipal polls.
The image of Hillary Clinton standing on the world stage as the president of the US tantalises Democrats who have just ended their convention in Philadelphia.
Retail tycoon Philip Green’s greed and disregard for corporate governance led to the demise of BHS and cost 11,000 jobs, a report by lawmakers said, calling the collapse of the stores group “the unacceptable face of capitalism”.
Comprehensive insurance policy for vehicles belonging to motorists who have caused accidents or violated traffic laws will be costlier in Qatar, a move that the Qatar Central Bank said would lead to safer roads in the country.
Wayne Rooney has compared José Mourinho to Sir Alex Ferguson, with Manchester United’s captain relishing working under the Portuguese as he did when the Scot managed the club.
Nigeria’s central bank is likely to raise interest rates on Tuesday in an attempt to curb soaring inflation ...
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach finds himself in a tricky position.
Where divergent interests cannot be easily reconciled, the EU has mastered the techniques of obfuscation and ambiguity to keep the beast lumbering forward
A new ‘flying hospital’ was launched in London as part of the joint ‘Qatar Creating Vision’ initiative signed between Qatar Development Fund (QDF) and Orbis foundation for the treatment of eye diseases of millions of children in developing countries.
The Bank of England kept interest rates unchanged yesterday, wrong-footing many investors who had expected the first cut in more than seven years with Britain’s economy reeling from last month’s vote to leave the European Union.
The Egyptian Museum in Cairo is showcasing for the first time the earliest writing from ancient Egypt found on papyrus, detailing work on the Great Pyramid of Giza, antiquities officials said yesterday.
Ben S Bernanke,who met Japanese leaders in Tokyo this week, had floated the idea of perpetual bonds during earlier discussions in Washington with one of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s key advisers.
