Final scoop for ice cream shop after 103 years in business
A family-run ice cream shop will close its doors for the final time on Saturday after 103 years in business.
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A shopper peruses cheese offerings at a Target store Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023, in Sheridan, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
· Michelle Chapman
Biggest EU economies agree on steps for financial integration
The finance ministers of the European Union's six biggest economies said Friday they had agreed on steps to better integrate financial markets and make investments flow seamlessly across the bloc.
· The Local
Senior US diplomat holds talks with Haiti, Dominican Republic on security, economy
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau is scheduled to meet with officials in the Dominican Republic on Saturday as part of an official two-day trip that included a stop in neighboring Haiti.
Bulgaria facing EU punishment months after joining eurozone
Bulgaria is facing EU sanctions due to an excessive budget deficit, just months after joining the eurozone, Prime Minister Rumen Radev has said. He claimed that the crisis was caused by the previous pro-EU government, which massaged economic numbers to narrowly pass the threshold to join the eurozone in the first pl…
· RT
Blue Origin faces months of delays after rocket explosion damages launch pad, experts say
Blue Origin faces a months-long setback after a rocket explosion damaged its launch pad, company and industry sources said, scrambling schedules for Amazon's satellite launches and bolstering SpaceX's dominance in the commercial launch market.
· REUTERS
South Africa courts Gulf money while its Iran ties unsettle investors - feature
[CAPE TOWN] South Africa needs billions of dollars from the Gulf's oil monarchies to rescue a stalling economy. This year, its ministers toured the region asking for it. They also sent the navy to drill alongside Iran.
· WASEEM ABU MAHADI/THE MEDIA LINE
Start-Up Ethiopia: Addis Ababa takes a page from Israel's innovation playbook
The relationship between Ethiopia and Israel stretches back thousands of years – to the days of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba – rooted in biblical tradition and strengthened over decades through diplomacy, migration, trade, and cultural exchange.
· ALEX WINSTON
Cebu's beauty queen back from Miss Eco International stint
Cebuana beauty queen Gabbi Carballo returns to Cebu after her Miss Eco International 2026 stint in Egypt, where she finished in the Top 21. She raised concerns over financial transparency in the pageant during her homecoming press conference on May 29, 2026. Carballo said her statements were meant to highlight issue…
· The Manila Times
Chicago-to-Minneapolis United Airlines flight diverted after attempted cockpit breach
Plane landed in Wisconsin and ‘unruly passenger’ was taken into custody before flight continued to Minnesota
· Edwardhelmore
Why a UAE petrol price reduction in June does not mean we are on the same road as 2022 | The National
A sharp decline in global oil prices in May bodes well for UAE motorists, as pump costs are expected to decrease.
· Alvin R Cabral
China threatens retaliation over EU moves to curb imports
China on Saturday warned the EU against imposing new trade restrictions, as Brussels prepares a broad crackdown on Beijing's industrial overcapacity amid mounting fears for the future of European manufacturing.
· Max Griera
‘I want my life back’: drugs shortages lay bare economic impact of diamond crash in Botswana
Healthcare should be free but lack of essential supplies has led to patients being told to buy their own medicines
· Rachel Savage
Oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz might not return to levels seen before the Iran war
The oil market might face a new reality after the Iran war in which exports through the Strait of Hormuz do not return to the levels once considered normal, as shipowners now have to weigh the risk that fighting could abruptly break out in the volatile Persian Gulf.
· Spencer Kimball
Barbers in Cuban capital offer free haircuts amid economic crisis
Barbers in Havana, have been doing their bit to ease things for residents struggling amid Cuba’s economic crisis.
· AfricaNews
Palace was given emails about Andrew’s trade envoy activities six years ago, report says
Emails appearing to show Mountbatten-Windsor shared confidential information were handed to Buckingham Palace in 2020, says BBC
· Geraldine Mckelvie
Analysis: An end to the Iran war may be just the beginning of a new era of U.S. inequality
For some Americans' finances, the Iran war was over almost as soon as it began. Those with access to stocks — a majority of Americans have some, though the ultrawealthy have most — saw the S&P 500 dip about 8% when the war started, only for it to bounce 19% starting in late March, more than making up its losses. The…
· Matt Peterson
Inflation won Trump the presidency, but could cost him the midterms
Trump’s pursuit of policies that drive up prices, including tariffs and war, might be punished in November’s elections
· Eduardo Porter
UAE GDP hits $517bn in 2025 as non-oil sector grows 6.8% | The National
The UAE's gross domestic product grew 6.2 per cent year-on-year to hit Dh1.9 trillion ($517.2 billion) in 2025, anchored by the strength of its non-oil sector.
· Alvin R Cabral
China launches AI framework to improve ‘black box’ transparency and raise standards
The initiative underscores Beijing’s growing focus on AI governance, as concerns grow over algorithm bias and data security
· Mia Nurmamat
China launches AI framework to improve ‘black box’ transparency and raise standards
The initiative underscores Beijing’s growing focus on AI governance, as concerns grow over algorithm bias and data security
· Mia Nurmamat
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· Michael Leboff
Ukraine drones strike Russian oil facility, as Kyiv and Moscow trade blows
Ukraine has launched coordinated drone attacks on Russian energy infrastructure across multiple regions overnight.
· Al Jazeera
Why any UAE petrol price reduction in June does not mean we are on the same road as 2022 | The National
The sharp decline in global oil prices in May bodes well for UAE motorists, as pump costs are expected to decrease.
· Alvin R Cabral
Matcha made in Tokyo: Overseas tea lovers inspire a production shift
If the Tokyo Metropolitan Government is successful, overseas matcha enthusiasts will help maintain the capital's threatened tea fields. (Tokyo Metropolitan Government)
· Staff Writer
Writing’s on the wall for the bond market – for those who can read it
Unlike stock markets, bond markets are signalling a more cognisant and mature appreciation of the state of government finances
· Anthony Rowley
Writing’s on the wall for the bond market – for those who can read it
Unlike stock markets, bond markets are signalling a more cognisant and mature appreciation of the state of government finances
· Anthony Rowley
Red Lobster closing Times Square location after 23 years: ‘This was a difficult decision’
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· Adam Silverstein
China boosts consumption with longer, realigned holidays but growing crowds daunt tourists
Central government has added 5 days of public holidays this year, and local administrations are extending spring and autumn school breaks
· Ralph Jennings
More Chinese provinces and cities add holidays in bid to spur consumption
Central government has added 5 days of public holidays this year, and local administrations are extending spring and autumn school breaks
· Ralph Jennings
The battle for AI sovereignty. Has Australia already lost?
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· Kim Wingerei
Trucking in a fuel crisis: the Australian driver sacrificing his paycheck for diesel – video
Frank is a truck owner-driver, meaning he owns his own truck, picks up contracts wherever he happens to be in Australia and pays for his own fuel. He can spend up to two months at a time on the road, and lives by the rule-of-thumb that one third of a job's pay should go to fuel, one third should go to truck maintena…
Tokyo apartments register as 'hotels' to avoid vacation-rental clampdown
Sensoji Temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district is popular with tourists from overseas. (Photo by Sae Kamae)
· Staff Writer
Palace handed Andrew's controversial envoy emails six years ago
Buckingham Palace was handed emails six years ago that would have shown that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was sharing confidential government information while a trade envoy, according to court documents.
· Sean Coughlan
A broken economy and an emboldened regime: Iranians abandoned to endure fallout from war
Some Iranians hoped foreign intervention would unseat the regime but instead the US-Israel war has damaged livelihoods and strengthened those in power
Trump’s ICE blitz cost 668,000 jobs, creating ‘chilling effect’ on US firms
The crackdown also caused labour shortage and forced companies to reduce operations for everyone, including US-born workers, a report said
· Bloomberg
Trump’s ICE blitz cost 668,000 jobs, creating ‘chilling effect’ on US firms
The crackdown also caused labour shortage and forced companies to reduce operations for everyone, including US-born workers, a report said
· Bloomberg
Beijing allows Hong Kong yachts to berth more easily in some mainland Chinese ports
State Council revamps maritime policies, exempting Hong Kong and Macau yachts from customs guarantees and simplifying registration in Greater Bay Area
· Natalie Wong
Beijing allows Hong Kong yachts to berth more easily in some mainland Chinese ports
State Council revamps maritime policies, exempting Hong Kong and Macau yachts from customs guarantees and simplifying registration in Greater Bay Area
· Natalie Wong
As Ebola scourges Congo, experts warn of link to the consumption of 'wild meat'
Guyva Mputu, a vendor at the Masina market, displays bushmeat for sale in Kinshasa, Congo, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Samy Ntumba Shambuyi)
· Rodney Muhumuza
China appoints top regulatory official as financial clean-up drive continues
Ding Xiangqun takes up key role at the National Financial Regulatory Administration, one month after her predecessor was removed
· Karen Tian
China appoints top regulatory official as financial clean-up drive continues
Ding Xiangqun takes up key role at the National Financial Regulatory Administration, one month after her predecessor was removed
· Karen Tian
Russia's spies seek Western technology as sanctions bite
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, attends a meeting with senior military officers as Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov, fourth left, sits near at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Dec. 29, 2025. (Mikhail Metzel/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)
· Emma Burrows
‘How can you have a Ferrari without any vroom?’: electric model shocks owners’ club
Suggestion the Luce EV should be stripped of prancing horse logo shows strength of feeling from Ferrari fans
· Angela Giuffrida, Jasper Jolly
Hegseth unveils $1.5 trillion defence push, cites Iran nuclear threat
Speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said President Donald Trump is set to make a “generational investment of $1.5 trillion on defence this year” as part of what he described as an “historic national manufacturing mobilisation of its defence industrial base”.
· Middleeasteye
The rise of connectivity as a business tool, not just a tourist convenience
For years, mobile connectivity abroad sat in the same category as airport coffee, hotel transfers and adapter plugs: necessary, mildly annoying and rarely strategic. Companies treated roaming charges as one more line item on an expense report, and travel SIM cards as the sort of purchase an employee handled on the f…
· The Manila Times
Sole bidder wins keys to $1.1m beachside apartment as market softens
A woman was the sole bidder for a two-bedroom Cronulla apartment just minutes from North Cronulla Beach, paying $1.1 million at auction on Saturday.
· Robyn Willis
How Philippines and Japan future-proofed ties amid China tensions, US wavering
Manila and Tokyo forge a comprehensive strategic partnership, boosting defence and economic cooperation, as Indo-Pacific challenges mount
· Sam Beltran
How Philippines and Japan future-proofed ties amid China tensions, US wavering
Manila and Tokyo forge a comprehensive strategic partnership, boosting defence and economic cooperation, as Indo-Pacific challenges mount
· Sam Beltran