LONDON: European and Asian markets took a beating Thursday after Wall Street suffered one of its worst batterings in two years over recession fears after decades-high inflation. Meanwhile, oil prices rebounded from earlier losses in another volatile session on Thursday as Chinese officials planned to ease restrictions in Shanghai, which could further tighten global energy supply, and as the dollar retreated from recent gains. Crude benchmarks continued their spate of wild swings, with both Brent

Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has bought online retail business Studio Retail out of administration, saving 1, 500 jobs, it said. The company behind Sports Direct and Evans Cycles bought the firm for ￡26.8 million after it went bust earlier this month and saw its shares suspended from the stock market. Studio Retail, formerly known as Findel until 2019, struggled during the pandemic due to transport delays and soaring shipping costs. Frasers Group was previously its biggest investor and said the d

This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding.... Mr Farage said the whole thing “ is a complete and utter, total racket, and there’s no sign of courageous leadership to drag us out of it ”.... TrendingEarlier today Rishi Sunak suggested he won’t' stop the boats'by the time of the General Election-one of his top five pledges.He told reporters: “ I am not complacent....

Hobbled by high interest rates, persistent inflation, slumping trade and a diminished China, the global economy will slow for a third consecutive year in 2024.... And World Bank officials express worry that deeply indebted poor countries cannot afford to make necessary investments to fight climate change and poverty.... Near-term growth will remain weak, leaving many developing countries especially the poorest stuck in a trap: with paralyzing levels of debt and tenuous access to food for nearl

So he was no longer in this world.“ When we got to Oleg's house, I jumped on him and started beating him, choking him on the chair.“ I was ready to kill him and strangle him.It was like a veil falling over my eyes.... I’m a single mum and he had abused my daughterOlga “ It was like a veil fallingover my eyes.... Do you have a story for The Sun news desk?...

MARIUPOL, Ukraine( Reuters)-In Mariupol daily life is a series of harrowing escapes from bomb blasts and basic survival rituals, amid the rubble that lies everywhere. Uncollected corpses wrapped in blankets, coats or any available covering lie in courtyards cleared of debris.... Those killed are often buried in common graves. All around are the blackened shells of the sprawling tower blocks typical of Soviet-era dwellings.... Russia's defence ministry said on Friday that its forces were" tight

BUENOS AIRES( Reuters)-Argentina's ruling Peronist party was reeling on Sunday after a midterm vote that saw its center-left coalition lose its majority in Congress for the first time in almost 40 years and taste defeat in its stronghold province of Buenos Aires. The conservative opposition, which was badly defeated in a presidential election two years ago, won almost all the key races in the legislative ballot, as voters turned away from the government amid spiraling inflation and growing pover

TOKYO — Kenichiro Fumita was crying so hard that he could barely get the words out.“ I wanted to return my gratitude to the concerned people and volunteers who are running the Olympics during this difficult time, ” Mr.... Fumita, a Greco-Roman wrestler, said between sobs after finishing his final bout at the Games this week.“ I ended up with this shameful result, ” he said, bobbing his head abjectly.... Fumita, 25, had just won a silver medal.In what has become a familiar — and, at times, wren

Riley’s girlfriend told investigators that he had been saying he could communicate directly with God.“ The big question that all of us has is, ‘Why?... During his first court appearance Monday, he said he intended to hire a lawyer but a public defender was appointed to represent him until he does. Riley, who served as a sharpshooter in Iraq and Afghanistan, surrendered Sunday morning after a furious gun battle with authorities.... After it was over, a deputy rushed into the home and rescued an

Akihiko Kondo, who lives with the character Hatsune Miku, poses with a life-size model of her in Tokyo on Dec.... He has no regrets and spends each day peacefully, he says.... The Mainichi Shimbun recently visited Kondo, 38, to trace his path as he marks his fourth year of marriage to the character....