COURTESY OF CAMBODIAN PRIME MININSTER HUN SEN’S FACEBOOK PAGE PHNOM PENH — Cambodian Prime Minister (PM) Hun Sen, an aficionado of luxury watches, will hand out intricate, locally made timepieces as souvenirs for world leaders at an international summit he ...
SCORES of posts on Twitter and Facebook challenged Democratic successes in U.S. midterm elections without evidence on Wednesday, social media experts said, but the misinformation did not rise to the firestorm levels that followed President Joe Biden’s victory in 2020. ...
US-CHINA tensions have America’s closest allies in Asia strengthening their militaries. But in a boost to President Joseph R. Biden’s diplomatic efforts, that trend is extending to some Southeast Asian nations which have recently kept the US at arm’s length. ...
The pub chain JD Wetherspoon is planning to sell a further 39 pubs after getting rid of five sites over the past three months amid a slow recovery in trading since the pandemic shut down hospitality. The group said it ...
Jeremy Hunt is expected to increase the number of people paying the highest rate of tax by lowering the threshold from £150,000, according to Treasury sources. The move to increase the number of taxpayers paying the 45p rate of tax ...
Elon Musk sought to reassure advertisers on Twitter on Wednesday that his chaotic takeover of the social media platform won’t harm their brands. But his effort came after a day of changes to the platform’s account verification systems, and an ...
NEW YORK — FTX Chief Executive Officer Sam Bankman-Fried told employees he was exploring all options for his firm after a deal with cryptocurrency exchange Binance collapsed on Wednesday. The proposed deal between Mr. Bankman-Fried and rival Binance Chief Executive ...
WASHINGTON — Potential Republican control of at least one chamber of the US Congress sets the stage for economically risky battles in 2023 over federal spending limits and the government’s response should a recession develop. Results of Tuesday’s election remain ...
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — Finance took center stage at the COP27 climate talks on Wednesday, with United Nations (UN) experts publishing a list of projects worth $120 billion that investors could back to help poorer countries cut emissions and adapt ...
TOKYO — A beloved Japanese candy eaten by generations, so iconic it even appeared in a hit anime film, has come to the end of the line, a victim of surging raw material and energy prices. Tokyo-based Sakumaseika Co. said ...