Politics

UK long-term borrowing costs hit 28-year high

The Guardian

UK long-term borrowing costs hit 28-year high

Yield on 30-year government bonds jumps to 5.88%, the highest since 1998, in bond rout triggered by global factors Business live – latest updates The UK government’s long-term borrowing costs jumped to their highest level since early 1998…

The Guardian

Punishment and Silence: China Pulls Out the Disaster Playbook in Tibet

The New York Times

Punishment and Silence: China Pulls Out the Disaster Playbook in Tibet

While journalists can report freely on grief and anger in Nepal, China’s official media have presented a sanitized disaster aftermath in Tibet.

The New York Times

Is recalled Argentine beef connected to Trump’s beef import plan?

Is recalled Argentine beef connected to Trump’s beef import plan?

The recalled beef is not part of the president's plan to bring down prices by importing foreign beef.

China closes Zhangmu port indefinitely, disrupting Nepal-China trade

China closes Zhangmu port indefinitely, disrupting Nepal-China trade

File: Tatopani border point between Nepal and China Sindhupalchowk, September 1 The Chinese government has informed Nepal that Zhangmu port, near Tatopani along the Nepal-China border, has been closed indefinitely. According to Tul Bahadur…

Russia creates high-speed combat unmanned aerial vehicle

The drone is capable of reaching speeds ranging from 200 to 260 km per hour

Abroad and at odds: How the war has divided Iranians in the diaspora

Al Jazeera

Abroad and at odds: How the war has divided Iranians in the diaspora

Many Iranians in the diaspora remain caught in the paradox of opposing the war and the government in Tehran.

Al Jazeera

Trump vows US will take 'all' of Venezuela's oil as deal details emerge

Euronews

Trump vows US will take 'all' of Venezuela's oil as deal details emerge

The White House has published the terms of its Venezuela oil deal, naming the private company at its centre and confirming Washington's majority control of more than 65 billion barrels, as President Trump vowed the US would be taking "all"…

Euronews

13 fastest-growing jobs that pay over $100K

13 fastest-growing jobs that pay over $100K

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants are expected to be among the fastest-growing jobs that pay over $100k.

Puan urges thorough probe into man's death amid Jakarta unrest

Antara News

Puan urges thorough probe into man's death amid Jakarta unrest

Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) Puan Maharani has urged law enforcers to unravel the case ...

Antara News

US irks Germany, Europe with Russian G20 invite, press bans

Deutsche Welle

US irks Germany, Europe with Russian G20 invite, press bans

Russia's finance minister is at the G20 meeting in Asheville but some key US press corps members are not. The mood was already tense amid the lengthy Iran war and Trump's renewed beef with neighbor Canada.

Deutsche Welle

Russia to respond to Japan’s deployment of US missile systems — Foreign Ministry

Maria Zakharova pointed out that the statement had been made to the Japanese embassy in Moscow in connection with the military exercises conducted by Tokyo, Washington and Canberra

Nepal eyes another Beauty with a Purpose win at Miss World

Nepal eyes another Beauty with a Purpose win at Miss World

Kathmandu, September 1 Nepal has become a finalist for Asia and Oceania in the important “Beauty with a Purpose” category of the ongoing Miss World competition in Vietnam. The Asia continent finalists include Nepal’s Luna Luitel along with…