Japan’s Nikkei index sinks 4.7% after ruling party chooses Ishiba as next prime minister
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index has tumbled nearly 5% after the country's ruling Liberal Democrats chose Shigeru Ishiba, a former...
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Does Chinese investment benefit or damage Ireland?
HuaweiBack in May, Irish Minister Dara Calleary helped Huawei celebrate 20 years of doing business in the countryThe Irish economy...
McDonald’s and supermarkets failed to spot slavery
BBCNine victims of modern slavery were forced to work at a McDonald's branch in CambridgeshireSigns that modern slavery victims were...
Stuck NASA astronauts welcome SpaceX capsule that’ll bring them home next year
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The two astronauts stuck at the International Space Station since June welcomed their new ride home...
Missing a beat, streaming service Spotify is back after a temporary outage
NEW YORK -- The music streaming service Spotify was down temporarily on Sunday, leaving thousands of listeners without access to...
Interest rates too low for too long, says ex-Bank of England boss Lord Mervyn King
Record high inflation was caused by the Bank of England keeping interest rates too low for too long, according to...
Global Citizen CEO taps into Generation Z’s sense of urgency
NEW YORK -- Global Citizen CEO Hugh Evans says the sense of urgency that younger generations bring to solving international...
Profiles in clean energy: Former Shell VP helps create a new way of making clean electricity
When Cindy Taff was a vice president at the giant oil and gas company Shell in Houston, her middle schooler...
Oasis reunion tour ticket seller and promoter bosses get £14.8m
The six bosses at one of the firms involved in the controversial ticketing and promotion of Oasis' reunion tour have...
Pumpkin spice: Why are we so obsessed with the flavour and scent?
GettyPumpkin spice lattes trigger pleasure-seeking pathways in our brainsThe pumpkin spice latte is back.With temperatures dropping, nights closing in and...
