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The pilot of the flydubai flight is suspected of having stabbed his copilot midflight in an apparent attempt to crash the plane. The incident has turned focus to similar incidents in the past, where deliberate crashes or near crashes have been instigated by on or off-duty crew.
The abrupt closure of a Hong Kong yoga chain has dealt losses to hundreds of members, with some customers claiming the company lured them into buying discount packages as recently as the past few days. A resident who identified herself as Chan told the South China Morning Post on Thursday that she received the closure notice from Hotstone Yoga’s WhatsApp number just an hour before her scheduled class at the Kwun Tong studio the night before. According to the notice issued by law firm Cheung &...
Hong Kong can attract more global biotech investments if the city builds up a new healthcare financial model, according to AstraZeneca, a Cambridge-based multinational pharmaceutical giant. While global drug makers have been doubling down on investments in mainland China in recent years, AstraZeneca brought over 60 clinical trials to the city and invested over HK$200 million (US$25.5 million) over the past three years. Hong Kong was still a key research and development hub for the firm, David...
The market is acting in ways that make it very hard to get a handle on what exactly is going on right now. The overall indices are surging, while many individual stocks are doing badly. Rates are rising, but the economy is still robust. There’s capex spending and the AI trade. There’s the war in Iran. And of course there’s persistent inflation and the Federal Reserve’s ongoing tightening cycle. On this episode, we speak with our former Bloomberg News colleague Luke Kawa, who is now head of marke
Incident occurs while Minister was travelling to Kasaragod after attending a programme by Archaeology department. DYFI activists reportedly stopped the vehicle during the protest
Hongkongers have come out in droves to take advantage of widespread restaurant and transport perks on National Day, while visitors have said the offers are a happy surprise. Businesses rolled out bargains and freebies to celebrate the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, which falls on October 1, ranging from restaurant discounts to free MTR rides. Residents were seen taking the train and visiting restaurants covered under the promotion push to capitalise on the...
What happened in Japan in September 2026? The key stories included landslides and flooding caused by Typhoon Dujuan, and sporting action at the Aichi-Nagoya Asia Games.
A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath, A. G. Masih, and Sandeep Mehta issued notice to the Gujarat government on a plea of Ahmed Bawa alias Abbu Abubakar Barelvi against the High Court verdict
Police confirmed in a short statement on X that the helicopter was carrying six occupants but could not immediately confirm the identities of the victims.
A boardroom clash atop India’s Tata Group is spilling into the conglomerate’s controlling shareholder, as two key members of Tata Trusts challenge patriarch Noel Tata over a restructuring plan they say he pushed without consulting them.
More than 400 hikers visited one of Hong Kong’s best-known geological attractions on Thursday morning as some tourists chose outdoor activities on the first day of the National Day “golden week”. Some visitors also arrived at Po Pin Chau – where the city’s first countryside real-name reservation system was introduced in late August to manage crowd sizes – ahead of their afternoon booking slots to try their luck. Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Mickey Lai Kin-ming said about...
Trading in single-stock futures on India’s largest bourse sank to a 34-month low as the new closing auction disrupted strategies used by arbitrage funds.
The US benchmark yield climbed to the highest since 2002 with persistent inflation, massive government borrowing and strong economic growth keeping interest-rate expectations elevated.
Chivayo was known for his lavish lifestyle, close ties to African presidents and lucrative government contracts.
Ms. Sitharaman emphasised that India’s investment proposition rests not on any single sector, but on the convergence of scale, growth, talent, infrastructure, technology, and sustained reform over the past decade
The UK’s long-term borrowing costs reached 6% for the first time in almost three decades, as concerns about persistently elevated inflation and a challenging budgetary position continued to mount.
Just under a third of Singaporeans, or 31.4 per cent, believe that nuclear energy promises a clean power source with the greatest potential in the city state, representing the highest acceptance rate in Southeast Asia, a new study has found. The approval rate represented an 11.1 per cent increase from 2024, the Southeast Asia Climate Outlook 2026 Survey found, even as solar energy continued to be the most popular choice. Singapore is studying advanced nuclear technologies, including small...
Despite the global economic slowdown, Africa is maintaining steady growth. In the second quarter of 2026, its real GDP grew by 1.6%, compared to 0.7% for the global economy.
Kakegawa, Shizuoka Pref., Oct. 1 (Jiji Press)--Minoru Yasui, new president of Chubu Electric Power Co., pledged Thursday to reform corporate governance following a series of misconduct cases involving its nuclear plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan. Yasui met with Masaru Shimomura, mayor of Omaezaki, Shizuoka, home to the Hamaoka nuclear plant, to outline the company's approach to re...
Coffins containing the remains of those killed will be carried in a funeral procession involving family members.
CHILE · ECONOMY · JOBS Key Facts —The number Chile’s national unemployment rate reached 9.6 percent in the June–August 2026 quarter, the statistics agency INE reported on Wednesday 30 September — up 1.0 percentage point in twelve months and the highest since May 2021. —The detail The number of unemployed people rose 13.0 percent in […] The post Chile Unemployment Rises to 9.6%, Highest in Five Years: What Expats Need to Know appeared first on The Rio Times.
Sajjid Chinoy, chief India economist for JPMorgan Chase & Co expects the RBI to take an appropriately cautious or hawkish tone to signal to markets that more maybe in the pipeline. He said this in an conversation with Bloomberg Television's Paul Allen. (Source: Bloomberg)
The court noted that the Election Commission has frozen the symbol, and therefore the larger issue as to who is entitled to the amount is pending adjudication
Claims and objections to be disposed of by October 10; the draft roll published on July 31 listed 3.71 crore voters
The students said they spent several hours every day in the three to four weeks before the competition. While the first week was mostly about recruiting and forming a team, the next three weeks were a complete grind
Russia’s new class of jet-powered drones rip across the night sky in Kyiv at hundreds of kilometres per hour, leaving Ukrainian air-defence units only moments to intercept them. It’s rarely enough time. With many of the drones getting through to the capital, defence manufacturers are scrambling to develop a new generation of interceptors to counter the deadly threat. They are building their own jet propulsion systems and training artificial intelligence to help guide the chase. They need to move...
Cyberabad Police urge owners to verify tenants and document the purpose of their stay