Sports England's Roy set to play in third Test after passing concussion test LEEDS: England batsman Jason Roy has passed a concussion test after being hit in the nets ahead of the third Ashes T Published 21 Aug, 2019 03:09pm
World IMF to Trump: It's not working WASHINGTON: US tariffs on China won't fix the trade deficit, and neither will weakening the US dollar through intere Published 21 Aug, 2019 03:06pm
World Trump renews attacks on Fed's Powell WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump resumed his attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday, blaming Published 21 Aug, 2019 03:04pm
World China hosts Japan and South Korea in show of regional unity BEIJING: Foreign ministers of China, Japan and South Korea made commitments Wednesday to diffuse regional tensions a Published 21 Aug, 2019 03:03pm
World Venezuelan officials discussed Maduro exit behind his back WASHINGTON: Venezuelan officials reached out to the US behind President Nicolas Maduro's back solely to discuss his Published 21 Aug, 2019 03:01pm
World No-deal Brexit becoming 'most likely' scenario: French presidency PARIS: A no-deal Brexit is becoming the most likely scenario for Britain's departure from the European Union, a Fren Published 21 Aug, 2019 02:59pm
Markets Indian shares fall sharply; Tata Motors hits decade low BENGALURU: Indian shares closed sharply lower on Wednesday, led by declines in metals and banking stocks, as worries Published 21 Aug, 2019 02:52pm
Markets Germany sells new 30-year bond with negative yield, a first LONDON/BERLIN: Germany sold 30-year bonds with a negative yield for the first time at an auction on Wednesday, a mil Published 21 Aug, 2019 02:50pm
Markets Euro pinned near recent lows as attention shifts to Fed LONDON: The euro struggled to make headway against a resilient dollar on Wednesday while foreign exchange markets re Published 21 Aug, 2019 02:03pm
Markets Corn steadies on crop tour yields, wheat stuck at 3-month low PARIS/SINGAPORE: Chicago corn futures edged up on Wednesday to recover from a three-month low in the previous sessio Published 21 Aug, 2019 02:01pm
Markets Palm rises more than 1pc on slower than expected output growth KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures rose over 1% on Wednesday, supported by data pointing to slower than expect Published 21 Aug, 2019 01:59pm
World Trump offers help as UK's Johnson asks Merkel to budge on Brexit BERLIN: Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to tell German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday that unless she agr Published 21 Aug, 2019 01:57pm
Top News Iran's Zarif warns US that Tehran may also act ‘unpredictably’ STOCKHOLM: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday Tehran may act "unpredictably" in respons Published 21 Aug, 2019 01:54pm
Markets Arabica coffee prices climb, cocoa edges higher LONDON: Arabica coffee futures on ICE pulled away from the prior session's three-month low on Wednesday, boosted par Published 21 Aug, 2019 01:50pm
Markets Copper prices firm ahead of Fed minutes LONDON: Copper prices edged higher on Wednesday ahead of US Federal Reserve meeting minutes expected to shed light o Published 21 Aug, 2019 01:28pm
Business & Finance Russia's Rosneft to switch to euros in oil products tenders MOSCOW: Russia's Rosneft, one of the world's top oil producers and exporters, has notified customers that future ten Published 21 Aug, 2019 01:27pm
World No-deal Brexit stockpiling counterproductive, hospitals will have what they need LONDON: Britain's National Health Service will have access to what it needs in a no-deal Brexit and any stockpiling Published 21 Aug, 2019 01:25pm
World UK expenditure strains budget as Johnson eyes more spending LONDON: Higher government spending ate into Britain's seasonal budget surplus in July, underlining the budget constr Published 21 Aug, 2019 01:21pm
Business & Finance Irish court blocks Ryanair strike; Portugal action underway LISBON: Ireland's high court on Wednesday granted Ryanair an injunction to prevent its Dublin-based pilots from goin Published 21 Aug, 2019 01:20pm
Markets Russian rouble moves away from 6-month low, up 1pc ahead of Fe MOSCOW: The Russian rouble edged up against the US dollar on Wednesday, moving away from six-month lows as investors Published 21 Aug, 2019 01:09pm