SINGAPORE — Hundreds of public housing apartments in Singapore, one of the world’s most expensive cities, are being sold for over one million Singapore dollars ($716,000) as COVID-related construction delays create a shortage of new units. At least two units ...
LONDON — A third of Pakistan is underwater, with at least 1,100 people dead — including 380 children — but monsoon rains “on steroids,” likely fuelled by climate change, are not the only cause of the nation’s misery. As with ...
LONDON/MOSCOW — The oil market will have a small surplus of just 0.4 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2022, much less than forecast earlier, according to OPEC+, due to underproduction of its members, OPEC+ sources said. The report comes ...
SYDNEY — A blowout in visa processing times in Australia has left about a million prospective workers stuck in limbo, worsening the acute staff shortages that have crippled businesses and dampened economic sentiment. Strict border controls for two years and ...
NUSA DUA, Indonesia — Officials from the Group of 20 (G20) major economies meeting on Wednesday for climate talks in Bali have been unable to agree on a joint communique, amid objections over language used on climate targets and the ...