Heineken shares fall 7% after first-half profit miss
Operting profit showed organic growth of 12.5%, below a company-compiled consensus forecast of 13.2%.
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Philips shares jump 10.5% as second-quarter sales grow despite China weakness
Shares of Philips jumped in early deals Monday after the Dutch device maker reported better-than-expected…
UK’s finance chief accuses previous gov’t of multibillion-pound ‘cover up’
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves to deliver speech expected to lay the groundwork for…
North Korea uses military helicopters to rescue thousands from floods
Leader Kim Jong Un chastises officials for their failure to prepare and respond to recent…
Lebanon’s Beirut airport cancels flights over fears of Israeli attack
Cancellations come amid fears of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah following rocket attack.
Nicolas Maduro declared winner of closely-fought Venezuela election
Election authority says Maduro, who faced a stiff test from a unified opposition, secured 51…
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 885
As the war enters its 885th day, these are the main developments.
Trapped in Myanmar’s cyber-scam mills
Myanmar youth recount life inside a cyber-scam mill before a city’s fall brought the scheme…
Stomach grumbles: Japan’s eateries catch heat over higher tourist prices
Some Japanese businesses are charging multiple times their usual prices amid a record influx of…
‘Sports tourism’ is huge. But the Summer Olympics caused travel to Paris to plummet
It’s a common misconception that host cities see an explosion of travelers around the Olympic…
Asia-Pacific markets set to climb as traders assess U.S. inflation data, await BOJ meeting this week
The Bank of Japan will start its monetary policy meeting Tuesday, while inflation data will…
Trump stops short of establishing a bitcoin strategic reserve
Donald Trump announced his bitcoin reserve proposal at his keynote speech at the Bitcoin Conference…
Marchand wins France 400m IM Olympic gold, Peaty fails three-peat in Paris
World record holder Leon Marchand stormed to 400m individual medley gold, and Adam Peaty was…
Will President Nicolas Maduro win another term in Venezuela?
Venezuelans vote in a presidential election that could bring major change to their country.
Jordan’s Umm al-Jimal village added to UNESCO heritage list
The earliest structures at the site date back to the first century AD, when it…
Japan’s Coco Yoshizawa, 14, wins street skateboard gold at Paris Olympics
Teenager Coco Yoshizawa took the skateboarding Olympic gold medal at the historic Place de la…
Wade Davis: US social and political landscape points to decay
Canadian-American social anthropologist Wade Davis says the US empire is showing major signs of decay.
Mali rebels claim major victory over army, Russian mercenaries
Tuareg separatists say they ‘obliterated’ enemy columns and seized a large amount of equipment and…
Bangladesh restores mobile internet after 11-day blackout to quell protests
Meanwhile, the home minister says at least 147 people were killed during the violence over…
Russell wins F1’s Belgian Grand Prix in a Mercedes one-two with Hamilton
British F1 drivers George Russell and Lewis Hamilton complete a Mercedes one-two in Belgium.
