Stock markets mixed as recession worries persist
Markets were mixed Monday having pared earlier losses but sentiment continues to be clouded by fears that central bank moves to rein in soaring inflation will induce a recession.
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'Huge uncertainty' for EU firms over China's Covid curbs, chamber warns
Many European firms are rethinking their investments in China because of its strict Covid controls, a top business group said Monday, warning that disruptions had pummelled operations.
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Bankrupt Sri Lanka opens IMF talks, begins shutdown
Sri Lanka closed schools and halted all non-essential government services on Monday, beginning a two-week shutdown to conserve fast-depleting fuel reserves as the International Monetary Fund opened talks with Colombo on a possible bailout.
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Australian PM hopes for 'diplomatic' progress in Assange legal saga
Australia's prime minister said Monday he will engage "diplomatically" over the US prosecution of Julian Assange, but he is standing by earlier remarks questioning the purpose of further legal action.
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Ecuador police requisition cultural center under state of emergency
Ecuadoran police requisitioned an Indigenous cultural center in Quito on Sunday to use as a base for monitoring anti-government protests by Indigenous people, the institution said.
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Swimming to set up 'open category' for transgender athletes
Swimming will set up an 'open category' to allow transgender athletes to compete as part of a new policy which will effectively ban them from women's races.
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Pope's future sparks debate, resignation seems unlikely
Pope Francis has fuelled the rumour mill with a postponed Africa trip and the curious timing of an upcoming meeting of cardinals -- but experts caution against assuming a resignation is nigh.
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Ukraine mechanics turn rally cars into 'combat buggies'
At a workshop in Zaporizhzhia in southern Ukraine, mechanics are hard at work turning rally cars into vehicles that can be used to fight Russian troops on the frontline.
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Offshore detention survivors decry UK's Rwanda scheme
Britain's plan to send migrants and asylum seekers to Rwanda has left survivors of a similar scheme in Australia wondering why the "failed" policy that shattered their lives is being revived elsewhere.
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