The central bank of the People’s Republic of China is responsible for formulating and implementing monetary policies, preventing and defusing financial risks and maintaining financial stability. Peng Song | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were mixed Monday as traders assessed China’s loan prime rate announcement, with focus also on Japan’s general election at the … Read more
Navalny family Alexei Navalny and Yulia Navalnaya at a rally before the Moscow mayoral election in 2013 Yulia Navalnaya intends to be president of Russia, she tells me. She looks me straight in the eye. No hesitation or wavering. This, like so many of the decisions she made with her husband, the opposition leader Alexei … Read more
Mohamed Gabobe Alcohol smuggler Guled Diriye is exhausted. He has just returned from his trip transporting contraband from the Ethiopian border. The 29-year-old slumps in his chair inside a colonial-style villa battered by years of fighting in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu – a city once known as the Pearl of the Indian Ocean. His sandals are … Read more
BBC Piece of advice for you – never buy a huge amount of champagne unless you’re absolutely certain it’s worth celebrating. In November 2016, Russian ultranationalist politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky was so excited by Donald Trump’s victory, and so sure that it would transform US-Russian relations, he splashed out on 132 bottles of bubbly down at … Read more
Charles Leclerc of Monaco driving the (16) Ferrari SF-23 on track during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Las Vegas at Las Vegas Strip Circuit on November 17, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mark Thompson | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images When Liberty Media Chairman John Malone finalized the $4.4 billion acquisition … Read more
Joel Gunter/BBC An air strike on the edge of the Dahieh area that completely destroyed one building and damaged adjacent buildings, including a large gynaecology clinic The air strike that killed the Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah shook the earth for hundreds of metres in every direction. A few blocks away, in the Beirut suburb known … Read more
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has cancelled a trip to Russia after injuring his head in an accident at home on Saturday. The 78-year-old was scheduled to travel on Sunday afternoon for the Brics summit – a grouping of major developing countries including Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. A top hospital … Read more
The Israeli military has warned residents in 24 areas in Lebanon – including 14 in the capital Beirut – that it plans to carry out strikes in the coming hours and throughout the night. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it would target banks and other financial infrastructure supporting Hezbollah. Later on, a BBC correspondent … Read more
The McDonald’s logo is displayed at a McDonald’s restaurant in Burbank, California, on July 22, 2024. Mario Tama | Getty Images Within minutes of former President Donald Trump‘s brief appearance at a McDonald’s, where he served up French fries to drive-thru customers in Feasterville, Pennsylvania, the Republican nominee took to searing his election opponent, Vice … Read more
Getty Images Pakistani officials are preparing to launch a nationwide vaccination campaign for children under five Health authorities in Pakistan say they have confirmed six more cases of polio, taking the number of infected children to 39 this year. The new cases of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) included three in Balochistan, two in Sindh … Read more