Economy
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US and Japan take action to prop up yen in rare joint move
Japan and the US have confirmed that they jointly intervened last week to halt a slide in the yen after…
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Hundreds of flights cancelled as workers strike at Canada’s WestJet
Flight attendants at Canada’s second-largest airline WestJet have gone on strike during one of the busiest summer holiday weekends in…
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Millions in the dark as Cuba power grid fails
Total power grid failure in Cuba leaves millions of citizens without electricity, compounding fuel shortage issues, obsolete infrastructure, and U.S.…
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US, Japan join forces to boost yen
Japan and the United States said Monday they were ready to act again following their first joint action in 28…
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AI firms must answer for rogue bots, says boss of hacked company
The boss of one of the companies recently hacked by out-of-control artificial intelligence (AI) says bot makers must be accountable…
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BP puts North Sea business up for sale
BP has said it is putting its North Sea business up for sale in a move that would end 60…
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China’s Commerce Ministry denies US accusation of forced labor in Xinjiang
China’s Ministry of Commerce said on Saturday that the addition of Chinese companies to a list of entities that the…
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FIFA has lost UEFA’s ‘confidence’ despite withdrawal of plan: Statement
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has lost the “confidence” of European football’s governing body after his plan to allow private investment…
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Anthropic says Claude AI hacked three organisations during cyber tests
US technology firm Anthropic says its artificial intelligence (AI) models hacked into the systems of three organisations during a cybersecurity…
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US economic growth sees surprise slowdown in second quarter
There was a surprise slowdown in US economic growth in the three months to June despite an increase in consumer spending,…
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