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UK inflation hits 9%, highest since 1982 as food and energy prices soar

Sterling fell after the data and was down by 0.4% against the US dollar.

Saudi wealth fund takes 5% Nintendo stake, adds to video games push

The investment in the Kyoto-based group company was made for investment purposes, a filing said.

India warns of fuel-supply cuts to utilities if coal imports delayed

Most state-run utilities are debt-laden and will have to import more coal to fire their power plants due to reduced local supply

India to press ahead with strict cybersec rules despite industry concerns

By Munsif Vengattil and Aditya Kalra

Traders must fulfill domestic cotton, yarn demand before exports: Goyal

The minister's comments came after textile mills in Tamil Nadu, a leading exporter of garments, went on a two-day strike earlier this week demanding a ban on exports

Small investors lose faith and savings in cryptocurrencies after sell-off

Cryptocurrencies are subject to patchy regulation across the world, with traders of bitcoin and the panoply of smaller tokens typically unprotected against price slumps

Oil prices rise on China demand recovery expectations, supply concerns

By Rowena Edwards

Gold prices near 14-week lows as dollar rises, Fed chief hardens stance

By Bharat Gautam

US dollar rebounds after Fed chair Powell reaffirms hawkish outlook

By Samuel Indyk

Are Indian startups staring at a tough future after a blockbuster year?

The valuation of Meesho, the Indian e-commerce rival of retail giant Amazon, more than doubled last year to $5 billion

From storage to transport, hurdles to getting Covid vaccine to N Koreans

North Korea has not responded to offers of aid from South Korea and international vaccine-sharing programmes, but prefers U.S.-made Moderna and Pfizer over China's Sinovac orUK's Astrazeneca shots

Sri Lanka to default on debt, no money for fuel, says power minister

An economic crisis unprecedented in Sri Lanka's history since independence in 1948 has led to a critical shortage of foreign exchange

Finland, Sweden apply to join NATO amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Sweden and Finland were both neutral throughout the Cold War, and their decision to join NATO is one of the most significant changes in Europe's security architecture for decades

'Huge' pressure on Shanghai to stay Covid-free as end to lockdown looms

The commercial hub of 25 million achieved a fourth consecutive day without any new infections in the community, holding on to its prized "zero Covid" status

Stellantis sees India as profitable auto mkt amid China, Russia challenges

Stellantis expects revenues in India to more than double by 2030 and operating profit margins to be in double-digits within the next couple of years.

Oil prices climb in early trade on hopes of China demand recovery

Oil prices rose more than $1 a barrel in early Asian trade on Wednesday on hopes of demand recovery in China as the country gradually eases some of its strict Covid measures

Over 500 workers at Indian-owned Mozambique coal mine go on strike

Over 500 workers at a coal mine in Mozambique owned by a subsidiary of an Indian company have been on strike for a week, the company said in a statement

Russia says it hit US and European arms shipments in western Ukraine

It also confirmed an earlier report from Russian-backed separatists that more than 250 Ukrainian fighters holed up in Mariupol's Azovstal steel plant had laid down their arms and surrendered

Finland, Sweden joining NATO makes 'no big difference': Russia's Lavrov

"Finland and Sweden, as well as other neutral countries, have been participating in NATO military exercises for many years," Lavrov said

Ukrainian army lays down arms at Mariupol's Azovstal plant: Report

Reuters saw buses leave the steelworks overnight and five of them arrive in the Russian-held town of Novoazovsk, where Moscow said they would be treated for wounds