World Half of US voters think Trump is racist: poll WASHINGTON: Slightly more than half of US voters believe President Donald Trump is racist, according to a poll publi Published 30 Jul, 2019 08:39pm
World New Ebola case diagnosed in DR Congo's Goma GOMA, DR Congo: A second case of Ebola has been registered in the eastern DR Congo city of Goma, a major transport h Published 30 Jul, 2019 08:37pm
Sports US coach Ellis resigns after second Women's World Cup win WASHINGTON: Jill Ellis, who coached the United States to a second consecutive Women's World Cup title earlier this m Published 30 Jul, 2019 08:35pm
Markets US stocks retreat as markets await Fed decision NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks finished lower on Tuesday as the Federal Reserve opened a monetary policy meeting amid Published 30 Jul, 2019 08:30pm
Top News Saudi Arabia deposits $250mn into central bank of Sudan DUBAI: Saudi Arabia has deposited $250 million into the central bank of Sudan to support its financial position, the Published 30 Jul, 2019 08:08pm
Markets Shares in Brazil's Banco Inter surge as it lures SoftBank SAO PAULO: Shares in Banco Inter SA surged more than 20% on Tuesday as the Brazilian online lender raised 1.25 billi Published 30 Jul, 2019 08:04pm
Markets Trade worries hit FTSE 100, banks slip on BoE plan London's FTSE 100 index ended lower on Tuesday, giving up earlier gains as the mood soured in response to worries ov Published 30 Jul, 2019 07:56pm
Business & Finance India central bank relaxes external commercial borrowing norms for corporates, NBFCs MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday relaxed norms on end-use of funds raised via external commercial borrow Published 30 Jul, 2019 07:55pm
Markets South Africa's rand steadies, stocks down JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand steadied on Tuesday as traders, eschewing big transactions despite poor unemployme Published 30 Jul, 2019 07:54pm
Markets Paris wheat rises, euro weakness supports after Algerian tender HAMBURG: European wheat futures rose on Tuesday as dealers weighed up the prospect of a large crop against export-bo Published 30 Jul, 2019 07:52pm
World New protest erupts as Hong Kong charges 44 activists with rioting HONG KONG: Hundreds of people surrounded a police station in Hong Kong on Tuesday chanting "free the martyrs" after Published 30 Jul, 2019 07:50pm
Business & Finance Morocco's BMCE Bank looks to build on China ties to deliver $11bn tech city RABAT: BMCE Bank is looking to build on its ties with China to help finance and develop a new industrial city in the Published 30 Jul, 2019 07:49pm
Markets European shares crushed as Trump toughens stance on China Europe's main STOXX 600 index posted its worst session since a selloff in May on Tuesday after US President Donald T Published 30 Jul, 2019 07:46pm
Markets South African bourse CEO to retire after eight years at the helm JOHANNESBURG: The chief executive of Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) will retire at the end of September after a t Published 30 Jul, 2019 07:43pm
World Moderate US consumer spending, inflation back Fed rate cut WASHINGTON: US consumer spending and prices rose moderately in June, pointing to slower economic growth and benign i Published 30 Jul, 2019 07:42pm
Business & Finance EBRD provides 149mn euro to upgrade Ukraine's energy network KIEV: Ukraine will modernise its power transmission system with a 149 million euro loan from the European Bank for R Published 30 Jul, 2019 07:40pm
World South African unemployment hits 11-year high PRETORIA: South Africa's unemployment rate jumped to its highest since the global financial crisis more than a decad Published 30 Jul, 2019 07:39pm
Business & Finance Indian shadow bank DHFL submits debt restructuring plan to core lenders India's debt-laden shadow bank Dewan Housing Finance Ltd (DHFL) has submitted a restructuring plan to its core commi Published 30 Jul, 2019 07:38pm
Business & Finance Bayer cancels plans to sell US crop product in 2020 over safety concerns CHICAGO: Bayer AG has scrapped plans for wide sales next year of a chemical that is intended to protect US crops fro Published 30 Jul, 2019 07:35pm
Markets US seen ramping up bill supply after budget deal NEW YORK: The US government may flood the bond market in the coming weeks with short-term bills to rebuild its cash Published 30 Jul, 2019 07:34pm