At least 45 people have died and many others are missing after two migrant boats capsized off the coast of Djibouti, officials say. The boats left Yemen with 310 people on board before sinking in the Red Sea off the east African nation on Tuesday, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said. “To date, 61 … Read more
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Capital Connection Sara Vakhshouri, founder and president of the SVB Energy International, says oil prices have been resilient due to fears over weak demand. 03:58 3 minutes ago Source link
Getty Images Shortages of doctors mean the average GP in England has to care for 17% more patients than nine years ago, a BBC analysis shows. It means for every permanent GP there are more than 2,300 patients – a jump of nearly 350 since 2015, helping explain why access to general practice has been … Read more
The Athletic has live coverage of the MLB Wild Card Series. You don’t need some pointy-headed baseball writer to tell you that the postseason can be unpredictable. The Arizona Diamondbacks won the pennant last year. Every generation gets their perfect example of a team that rides a wave all the way to the World Series, and … Read more
A top Sudanese general has said the army will press on with its offensive despite international efforts to broker a ceasefire in the 17-month civil war. “Peace talks can go on, but the army will not stop for that,” Assistant Commander-in-Chief Lt Gen Ibrahim Gabir told the BBC. He was speaking just days after the … Read more
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Michelle Cheng, co-head of Asia consumer research and managing director at Goldman Sachs, says there’s still “limited upside” on earnings, adding that there needs to be more policy execution and a restoration of consumer confidence. Source link
BLAINE, Minn. — Not even 15 hours after having his socks knocked off by a trade that ended his nine-year run in Minnesota, Karl-Anthony Towns strolled onto Field 49N at the National Sports Center, a sprawling youth soccer complex that was playing host to over 300 teams from across the Upper Midwest for the Fall … Read more
Getty Images Vance and Walz focused attacks on the top of the ticket during a polite 90-minute debate During the first and only vice-presidential debate, JD Vance and Tim Walz launched attacks on their presidential opponents and sparred over international conflict, the US economy, immigration and abortion rights. It was still perhaps the most civil … Read more
UBS Global Wealth Management’s Kelvin Tay says the transmission mechanism from interest rates cuts will take a while to materialize meanwhile watch for sustained pickup in property sales figures to notice an economic recovery underway. Source link
CORTELEONA E GENZONE, Italy — One of Giovanni Airoli’s sows turned up positive for African swine fever in late August. Within a week, all 6,200 sows, piglets and fattening pigs on his farm south of Milan were slaughtered under strict protocols to halt the disease threatening Italy’s 20-billion-euro prosciutto, cured sausage and pork industry. Since … Read more