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Amazon adds 5% 'fuel and inflation surcharge' to third-party seller fees

Amazon is taking a step to offset its rising costs, announcing it will add a 5% fuel and inflation surcharge to fees it charges third-party sellers who use the e-commerce giant's fulfillment services.

Russia-Ukraine war threatening developing economies, warns UN

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres launched a report stressing that the war is supercharging a crisis in food, energy and finance in poorer countries

Ukraine President Zelenskyy 'thankful' for $800 mn in military aid

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he's sincerely thankful to the U.S. for the new round of $800 million in military assistance.

Biden approves $800 million in new military assistance for Ukraine

President Joe Biden has approved an $800 million package of military assistance, including additional helicopters and the first provision of American artillery.

Yellen says China should urge Russia to end its Ukraine war

Beijing cannot expect the global community to respect its appeals to the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity in the future if it does not respect these principles now

France's Marine Le Pen warns against sending weapons to Ukraine

Asked about military aid to Ukraine, Le Pen said she would continue defense and intelligence support

Donald Trump returning to Ohio for GOP rally ahead of May 3 primary

News of the rally comes as early voting figures suggest turnout in the populous Midwest battleground, which Trump won twice by more than 8 percentage points, may be severely depressed this year

China's March exports grow despite Covid; imports flat amid curbs

Local outbreaks have caused great pressure on production and operation of some enterprises and the stability of the supply chain, said a customs official, Li Kuiwen, at a news conference

Delta Air Lines loses $940 million in Q1, but bookings, revenue, surge

US reported that inflation in the past year rose at its fastest pace in more than four decades, led by soaring fuel costs, which is the second largest input costs for airlines after labour

UK inflation rises at fastest pace in 30 years on soaring energy costs

Inflation in the United Kingdom accelerated to 7% in the 12 months through March, the highest annual rate since March 1992, the Office for National Statistics said

Covid-19 cases and deaths fall for 3rd consecutive week, says WHO

New cases and deaths are falling in every region of the world, including the Western Pacific, where a surge of infections has triggered severe lockdown measures in China

China's March exports grow 15.7% despite coronavirus; imports flat

China's exports rose 15.7% in March over a year earlier while imports were flat due to disruptions from coronavirus outbreaks.

Russia makes little headway in slowing a Western arms express into Ukraine

Western weaponry pouring into Ukraine helped blunt Russia's initial offensive and seems certain to play a central role in the approaching, potentially decisive, battle for Ukraine's Donbas region.

US, allies aim to force Russia to shift money away from war: top official

The US and its allies are pushing ahead with sanctions aimed at forcing Vladimir Putin to spend Russia's money propping up its economy rather than sustaining its war machine for the fight in Ukraine

FIFA warned court of World Cup chaotic harm if Russia team played

Letting Russia try to qualify for the World Cup risked doing irreparable and chaotic harm to the competition, FIFA successfully argued at sport's highest court.

FIFA gets into streaming platform business with own soccer version

FIFA is getting into the streaming platform business with a soccer version of Netflix and Amazon Prime.

Covid-19 plunged 77 million into poverty before Ukraine war: UN report

The pandemic plunged 77 million more people into extreme poverty last year and many developing countries can't recover because of the crippling cost of debt repayments

Tesla CEO Elon Musk accused of breaking law while buying Twitter stock

Elon Musk's huge Twitter investment took a new twist Tuesday with the filing of a lawsuit alleging that the colourful billionaire illegally delayed disclosing his stake in the social media company

War in Ukraine to curb trade and economic growth this year, says WTO

The WTO said its projections for world trade take into account factors like the impact of the war, sanctions on Russia and shrinking worldwide demand amid lower business and consumer confidence

South Africa's Durban area hit by heavy floods, 45 dead

South Africa's military has been deployed to Durban and the surrounding eThekwini metropolitan area on Tuesday to assist with rescue operations as residents flee flooded areas