Niger coup: Fear and anger in Niamey as Ecowas threatens force
People are already feeling the impact of economic sanctions imposed after a military coup.
2023-08-12 07:53
Chinese property giant Country Garden flags loss of up to $7.6 billion as it nears default
One of China's biggest property developers says it has burned through up to $7.6 billion in the first half of the year, compounding the crisis coursing through the country's embattled real estate sector.
2023-08-11 14:29
Country Garden shares hit record low on loss forecast, restructuring fears
By Clare Jim HONG KONG (Reuters) -Shares of China's largest private property developer Country Garden plunged to a record low
2023-08-11 11:22
Niger coup: West African nations to assemble 'standby force'
Ivory Coast's leader said the Ecowas bloc had approved military intervention "as soon as possible".
2023-08-11 05:15
She lost more money than anyone on Bloomberg's billionaires list since Covid. China's property crisis is to blame
Yang Huiyan, the chair of real-estate giant Country Garden and one of China's richest women, has lost more wealth than any billionaire in the world in the past two years, Bloomberg reported Wednesday, as her building conglomerate sits on the edge of default.
2023-08-10 06:51
'It's apocalyptic': People jumped into the ocean off Maui to flee wildfires Hurricane Dora helped fuel
The wildfires raging out of control in Maui are so catastrophic, Hawaiians are hurling themselves into the ocean to escape the flames.
2023-08-09 20:52
Analysis-Latest China developer debt woes could spur policy aid, but industry downbeat
By Clare Jim HONG KONG News that big developer Country Garden was not able to make $22 million
2023-08-09 19:54
Western allies receive increasingly 'sobering' updates on Ukraine's counteroffensive: 'This is the most difficult time of the war'
Weeks into Ukraine's highly anticipated counteroffensive, Western officials describe increasingly "sobering" assessments about Ukrainian forces' ability to retake significant territory, four senior US and western officials briefed on the latest intelligence told CNN.
2023-08-09 10:59
Five people killed in Cape Town taxi strike violence
A police officer and a British national are among those killed since the strikes began, police say.
2023-08-09 03:19
Kanye West performs at Travis Scott concert after antisemitism scandal
It's the first public performance since the rapper caused controversy with a series of antisemitic posts.
2023-08-08 17:24
Country Garden misses bond payments as China property fears flare
By Clare Jim HONG KONG (Reuters) -Country Garden said on Tuesday it has not paid two dollar bond coupons due
2023-08-08 15:15
Mourners to say final goodbyes to Sinéad O'Connor
A cortege will pass through the singer's former home of Bray, County Wicklow, after a private service.
2023-08-08 13:45