US set to quit World Health Organization
US owes WHO $260 million in fees WHO faces budget crisis, staff cuts linked to US exit Global…
South Korea launches landmark laws to regulate AI, startups warn of compliance burdens
Human oversight required in high-impact AI such as healthcare, nuclear safety Products and services using generative or high-impact…
China issues $13.4 billion of treasury bonds to support equipment upgrades
BEIJING, Jan 22 (Reuters) – China has issued the first batch of 93.6 billion yuan ($13.44 billion) of…
UN biodiversity treaty enters into force, aims to protect 30% of oceans by 2030
SINGAPORE, Jan 17 (Reuters) – A landmark global treaty to safeguard biodiversity in the high seas came into…
Gates and OpenAI team up for AI health push in African countries
LONDON, Jan 21 (Reuters) – The Gates Foundation and OpenAI are setting up a $50 million partnership to…
Global bond markets shaken by Japan selloff, Greenland worries
Japanese bond selloff spills over globally Long-dated U.S. yields post biggest two-day rise since May Greenland tensions add…
Danish pension fund to divest its U.S. Treasuries
COPENHAGEN, Jan 20 (Reuters) – Danish pension fund AkademikerPension said on Tuesday it would sell off its holding…
China must strike right balance between demand and supply, says President Xi
BEIJING, Jan 20 (Reuters) – China should maintain manufacturing as a reasonable share of its economy and strike…
Weaker UK jobs data may offer inflation relief to BoE
Private sector pay grows by least since November 2020 UK regular wage growth slows to 4.5% Jobless rate…
Renewables push China’s fossil‑fuelled power into first annual drop in 10 years
BEIJING, Jan 19 (Reuters) – China’s mostly coal-based thermal power generation fell in 2025 for the first time…
Libya devalues dinar by 14.7%, second cut in less than a year
Jan 18 (Reuters) – Libya’s central bank announced a 14.7% devaluation of the dinar on Sunday, setting the…
Senegal raises $254 mln in regional debt auction as yields climb
DAKAR, Jan 16 (Reuters) – Senegal raised 154 billion CFA francs ($254 million) in a regional debt auction…