Agency Desk

Nigeria hit by electricity blackout after workers strike

Nigeria was hit by a nationwide electricity blackout on Wednesday after workers at the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) shut the national grid as...

MORNING BID-Investors eye Aussie jobs data, digest Fed minutes

A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever An insight into health of Australia's labor market is the main focal...

US STOCKS-Wall Street ends down, but indexes volatile following Fed minutes

U.S. stocks closed down on Wednesday, with indexes volatile after investors thought minutes from the Federal Reserve's meeting in July suggested policymakers may be...

Turkey, Israel to re-appoint ambassadors after four-year chill

Turkey and Israel will re-appoint respective ambassadors more than four years after they were called back, the two countries said on Wednesday, marking another...

Six dead in Russian shelling of Ukraine district of Kharkiv -regional governor

Russian shelling on Wednesday of a residential district in the Ukraine city of Kharkiv killed six people and injured 16, regional governor Oleh Synehubov...

ANALYSIS-Rejected by Wyoming Republicans, Cheney sets sights on stopping Trump

After being soundly rejected by Wyoming Republican voters, U.S. Representative Liz Cheney vowed to spend the next two years trying to stop Donald Trump...

U.S. CDC plans to focus on public health response after pandemic failings

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it will prioritize its public health response in a revamp of its structure after months...

Mumbai couple killed in western express highway bike crash

A couple was crushed to death after a speeding dumper truck hit their motorcycle on the Western Express Highway on Wednesday, a Mumbai Police...