Tensions high after Pakistan launches cross-border attacks into Afghanistan
Taliban claims to have fired across border following air raids targeting Pakistani Taliban.
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Goldman Sachs now expects the Bank of Japan to hike rates Tuesday
Goldman Sachs now expects the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates for the first time in 17 years at its March meeting this week, bringing forward its previous forecast for an April decision.
Taxi drivers in Australia win US$178 million payout from Uber in legal settlement
Australian taxi drivers affected by the rise of ride-sharing giant Uber have won US$178 million in compensation, their lawyers said on Monday after settling a gruelling legal battle.
Four of investors' top 5 favorite investment destinations are in Europe, Milken Institute report shows
Four of investors' top five favorite destinations are in Europe, according to the Milken Institute's Global Opportunity Index (GOI) report.
Japanese cows painted with zebra-like stripes to keep bloodsucking insects at bay
They may produce some of the best wagyu beef in the world, but many of the Japanese Black of Yamagata prefecture no longer look like cattle. Increasingly, they are looking like zebras.
A man has fallen to his death from a hot-air balloon in Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A man fell to his death from a hot-air balloon Monday as it passed over suburban Melbourne, Australia’s second-largest city.
CEO of Hapag-Lloyd, one of world's top ocean shippers, says the outlook has changed for the global economy
Rolf Habben Jansen, CEO of Hapag-Lloyd, the world's fifth-largest ocean carrier, tells CNBC he has an improved view on trade for the rest of 2024. Conversations with clients and other logistics companies have led the shipping CEO to a more optimistic view on demand in the second half of the year than projected in previous forecasts.