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Price of Brent oil down over 7% on London’s ICE

The price of futures contracts of WTI crude oil for August 2026 delivery was down by 5.34%

The Ukrainian start-up taking the missile fight deep into Russia

Fire Point makes 100 long-range missiles and thousands of drones a month and is vital to Kyiv’s deep strike capability, says CEO Iryna Terekh Ukraine’s leading arms company is manufacturing about 100 long-range Flamingo cruise missiles a…

About P7/liter fuel price hike set on July 28

MANILA, Philippines — Motorists will bear the brunt of higher fuel prices this week as oil firms raise pump prices by about P7 per liter starting Tuesday. Based on an advisory from Unioil, diesel prices would be costlier by P7.30 per…

South Korea Brazil Visit Puts Critical Minerals First

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung arrived in Brasília for a state visit centered on securing critical minerals and rare earths, with a summit against a backdrop of a newly elevated strategic partnership. The post South Korea Brazil…

China Mercosur Trade Deal Fast-Tracked by Brazil and China

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed in a phone call on Sunday to accelerate negotiations for a long-discussed trade agreement between China and the South American Mercosur bloc, signaling a…

China’s CXMT Stock Soars 470% in Start of Trading, Amid A.I. Race

The meteoric rise on its first day of trading catapulted CXMT, China’s leading memory chip maker, to being the most valuable company on the Shanghai stock exchange.

Vodafone Service Revenue Beats Estimates on German Growth

Vodafone Group Plc reported first-quarter service revenue growth that beat analysts’ estimates after sales increased in Germany, the phone carrier’s largest market.

Kim Jong Un's sister declares irreversible nature of North Korea's nuclear status

Kim Yo Jong stressed that North Korea’s status as a nuclear state, enshrined in the constitution, cannot be changed by "a single document that has no legally binding force whatsoever," referring to a document by the Chairman of the ASEAN…

Vodacom Trims Payout Plan, Lifts Revenue Goal to $18 Billion

Vodacom Group Ltd. trimmed its dividend-payout plan and raised its revenue, earnings and cash-flow goals as the wireless carrier seeks to reinvest capital in its higher-growth eastern and northern African businesses.

Eutelsat to receive $504 million under US wireless spectrum plan

Europe's Eutelsat, SES set for $6 billion in US spectrum-clearing payments

Germany’s sick-note crackdown may be treating the symptoms, not the disease

Workers in Germany took an average of about 22 days of sick leave in 2024, among the highest levels internationally.