Sterling swings as BoE confirms end of market support
The pound swung between gains and losses Wednesday after the Bank of England confirmed it will end its support for financial markets at the end of the week.
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Sterling bounces on hopes for more Bank support, stocks rebound
The pound bounced Wednesday on speculation the Bank of England could continue to support troubled financial markets past a deadline set for the end of the week.
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Thailand promises tougher gun control after nursery attack
Thailand will toughen its gun possession and drug laws, the interior ministry said Wednesday, following the nursery massacre of 36 people -- including 24 children -- in the kingdom's worst mass killing.
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Peru attorney general files corruption complaint against president
Peru's attorney general on Tuesday filed a constitutional complaint accusing embattled President Pedro Castillo of criminal organization and corruption, an action that could lead to the suspension of the leftist leader.
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Chinese state media signals no end to zero-Covid curbs
China's state media on Wednesday signalled no let-up in its strict zero-Covid policy, publishing an editorial -- the fourth this week ahead of the Communist Party Congress -- vowing to never "lie flat" on virus controls.
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Japanese rocket launch fails in blow for space agency
The launch of a Japanese rocket taking satellites into orbit to demonstrate new technologies failed after blast-off on Wednesday because of a positioning problem, the country's space agency said.
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Climate unease leaves Aussie mines scrambling for staff
Australia's world-beating mining firms are flush with cash and desperate for staff but green-minded workers are shunning the high-paying sector, causing serious staff shortages, the government warned Wednesday.
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Prince, Andy Warhol feature in Supreme Court copyright case
Pop music and art converge on the US Supreme Court on Wednesday as it hears whether a photographer should be compensated for a picture she took of Prince used in a work by Andy Warhol.
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Despite disasters, climate is a taboo election issue in US coal country
Chase Hays says he is "torn." After seeing floods ravage his hamlet in the mountains of eastern Kentucky, he filed a lawsuit against the mine that overlooks it, but the 34-year-old doesn't want to be seen as an "enemy" of coal.
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Myanmar junta sentences Suu Kyi to 6 more years for corruption
Myanmar's junta sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday to another six years in prison for corruption, a source with knowledge of the case said, taking the Nobel laureate's total jail time to 26 years.
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