Emirates, flydubai lay big orders at Dubai Airshow
Emirates announced a bumper order of 95 planes and flydubai snapped up 30 wide-bodied aircraft as home-grown airlines unveiled big orders on day one of the Dubai Airshow on Monday.
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Climate groups demand COP28 aims for formal energy transition deal
Around 100 climate campaign groups warned COP28 organisers Monday that success of critical upcoming talks in Dubai rests on whether countries can negotiate a formal agreement to replace polluting fossil fuels with clean power.
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Nepal to ban TikTok as it 'disturbs social harmony'
Nepal said Monday it will ban TikTok, citing the app's negative effects on the country's social harmony.
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UN flags at half-mast for staff killed in Gaza
Flags flew at half-mast at UN compounds across the globe Monday, as staff observed a minute's silence for the more than 100 colleagues killed in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas war.
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African players in Europe: 'Exceptional' Salah reaches 200 goals
Egypt captain Mohamed Salah reached 200 goals in English football with a double in second-placed Liverpool's 3-0 win against Brentford at the weekend.
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At BAE factory, Ukraine war fuels munitions output
At a munitions factory in northeast England run by BAE Systems, production is running at full speed thanks to the war in Ukraine and an increasingly dark outlook for geopolitics.
Read moreStocks advance on eve of US inflation data
Asian and European stock markets climbed Monday as traders awaited this week's key US inflation data, with traders still concerned the Federal Reserve could lift interest rates again.
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Auto supplier Continental to cut thousands of jobs
German auto supplier Continental said Monday it will cut thousands of jobs to reduce costs, at a time the sector is facing severe headwinds.
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Indian rescuers battle to save 40 workers trapped in collapsed tunnel
Rescuers in northern India battled for a second day Monday to save 40 workers trapped underground after the road tunnel they were building collapsed, bringing down tonnes of debris.
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Kenyans brave heavy rain to plant trees
Hundreds of Kenyans braved heavy downpours to plant seedlings in Nairobi after the government declared Monday a public holiday to encourage citizens to grow 100 million trees across the country.
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