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Toll from Israeli strike near hospital climbs to 13, say Lebanese officials

The airstrike late Monday hit a building facing the main government hospital in the capital

Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas dazzles in skies across world, here's how to see it

The social media has been flooded with the breathtaking pictures of the Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas, leaving astronomers and skywatchers in awe

Here's a list of airlines suspending flights amid tensions in Middle East

The Franco-Dutch group's low-cost unit Transavia cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv, Amman and Beirut until end-March

China's Horizon Robotics raises $696 mn in largest Hong Kong IPO of 2024

At the set price, the IPO is the largest in Hong Kong in 2024, eclipsing China Resources Beverage which on Friday finalised its $650 million new share sale. It is also the largest tech sector IPO

Nasa's SpaceX Crew-8 mission delayed due to adverse weather; what's next?

As per Nasa's latest communication, the weather remains less than ideal for a planned undocking. Forecasts indicate that conditions may become more favourable later in the week

Weak China demand slows Holiday Inn owner IHG's revenue growth in Q3

IHG's licensing agreement with The Venetian Resort and The Palazzo in Las Vegas will end on Jan. 1, 2025, removing 7,092 rooms or about 0.7 per cent of its system from its portfolio, the owner of the

Hezbollah fires rockets at Israel as Blinken returns to push for ceasefire

Experts say Hamas and Israel remain deeply at odds and are unlikely to make significant concessions before the Nov. 5 US presidential election, which could upend US policy

Oil prices fall as Blinken visits Israel, China's weak demand weighs

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel on Tuesday, the first stop on a Middle East tour in which he will seek to revive talks to end the Gaza war and defuse the spillover conflict

China holds live-fire drills near Taiwan, week after large-scale exercise

Taiwan's Defense Ministry said China's drills were part of an annual exercise and was tracking them. It cannot be ruled out that it is one of the ways to expand the deterrent effect in line with

Norway's DNB exceeds Q3 profit forecast as lending volumes increase

Europe's biggest banks are healthier than at any point since the financial crisis, but investors are seeking reassurance that they can trust their longer-term earnings power as interest rates fall

HSBC appoints Pam Kaur as first female CFO, announces major restructuring

HSBC did not say what the projected cost savings might be or indicate how many jobs would be affected, but more details could emerge when the bank reports third-quarter results on Oct. 29

UK borrowing surpasses forecasts again as Reeves prepares for budget

Alex Kerr, an economist with Capital Economics, said the figures highlighted the limited scope Reeves had to increase day-to-day spending without raising taxes

China's Q3 economic losses from natural calamities surge to $32.3 billion

In September, the financial hub of Shanghai was brought to a standstill by Typhoon Bebinca, the most powerful tropical cyclone to directly hit the city in 70 years. Earlier that month, Super Typhoon

Indonesian prez Prabowo plans new state investment firm like Temasek

The structure of the agency is being discussed with other authorities, but the goal is for it to operate like Singapore's Temasek as a state-owned investment firm, said Hadad, who has also served

Taiwan again rejects South African demand to move its representative office

Taiwan said that the demand to move or shut the office entirely violated a 1997 agreement between the sides on the location of their mutual representative offices

Ukraine drone attacks target alcohol plants, says Russian officials

Russia's defence ministry said that its air defence units destroyed a total of 18 Ukrainian drones, but it did not mention Tambov in its tally

UK commercial property biz reviving, property sales to test market appetite

New office buildings are seeing robust demand, with investor M&G's new office towers at 40 Leadenhall in the City of London more than 80 per cent let

Hollywood Producer Weinstein diagnosed with rare form of bone marrow cancer

Weinstein has chronic myeloid leukaemia and is undergoing treatment while still in prison

Polio resurgence in Pakistan: Over 1 million children missed vaccines

Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only countries where polio remains endemic, according to the World Health Organization (WHO)

King Charles III ends first Australian visit by British monarch in 13 years

It's understandable that Australians would be welcoming the king and queen, we also welcome them, Anatolitis said. But it doesn't make any sense to continue to have a head of state appointed