Day: August 10, 2018

Middle East

Sudan ruling party chooses Bashir as candidate for third term in 2020 poll

Bashir is wanted by the ICC for alleged war crimes and genocide in the conflict-wracked western regi..

Asia

Taiwan by bike: Around the island in 12 days

(CNN) — The policewoman switches on her patrol car siren and says "Let's go." A mechanical fau..

Asia

World’s most expensive beef noodle soup

(CNN) — In a city where a bowl of noodles doesn't usually cost more than $6, a shop in Taipei h..

Business

Co-op Bank finance boss steps down after less than a year in the job

The chief financial officer of the Co-operative Bank has bowed out after only 11 months in the job. ..

Business

Better weather helps UK GDP pick up pace

The UK economy has shrugged off the impact of the extreme weather during the first quarter of this y..

Business

Corbyn approval ratings reach lowest level in a year

Jeremy Corbyn's approval rating has fallen to the lowest level since May 2017, as the Labour le..

Business

Last Week in the City: Currency markets flinch

Garry White, chief investment commentator, looks at the market-moving events that have shaped the UK..

Business

Trump doubles steel and aluminium tariffs on Turkey

Published time: 10 Aug, 2018 12:59 Edited time: 10 Aug, 2018 13:04 US President Donald Trump is d..

Business

Russia to modernize legendary Soviet heavy-cargo jet by 2022

The Ilyushin Aviation Complex of Russia is preparing to modernize the Antonov An-124 Ruslan cargo je..

Business

Russia lashes out against US sanctions as an act of ‘economic war’

Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev armed himself with fighting talk earlier today, as he warned ..