Could gas prices return to 2022 highs on US-Iran war?
European gas prices have more than doubled owing to the US-Iran war, just as Europe needs to replenish its reserves ahead of winter.
Read moreFrance's BIC sees high potential in US pot smokers
BIC, the French specialist in disposable pens, razors and lighters, has a plan to spark up its profits in the United States -- turn on more marijuana smokers.
Read moreTotti turns down Italy and Roma to join basketball club
Francesco Totti, who won the 2006 World Cup with Italy and is adored in his home city where he played his entire career with Roma, on Tuesday said that he had turned down roles with the rebuilding Azzurri and with his old club to become an adviser to Maxima, a new Roman basketball team.
Read moreWHO says needs 5,000 more healthworkers to tackle Ebola in DRC
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday it needed 5,000 extra health workers to help tackle the highly contagious Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Read moreSouth Africa economy shrinks ahead of local elections
South Africa's economy shrank in the second quarter of 2026, snapping a nearly two-year growth streak as the war in Iran weighed on domestic demand, the national statistics agency said Tuesday.
Read moreNapoli's McTominay has successful heart procedure
Scotland midfielder Scott McTominay has had successful surgery on a minor heart issue and will return to training in two weeks' time, his club Napoli said on Tuesday.
Read moreCapTLX Expands Institutional-Oriented Platform for Access to U.S. Capital Markets
CapTLX, the securities trading and investment platform operated by CHAINLION TECH LTD, today announced the continued expansion of its technology infrastructure for qualified investors and institutional market participants seeking structured access to U.S. equity and private capital markets.
Read moreTwo Renoir paintings missing after break-in at France museum
Police were on Tuesday hunting for two thieves who escaped with two Renoir paintings from a museum in southern France, after abandoning two others in its garden as they fled, a mayor said.
Read moreUK's Prince George starts at Eton College
Britain's Prince George started at the prestigious private school Eton College on Tuesday, arriving for his first day with parents Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales.
Read moreOil prices jump, stocks drop as Mideast war flares
World oil prices rallied Tuesday, once more closing in on $100 a barrel, and stock markets mostly retreated owing to a flare-up in the Middle East war.
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