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Beijing-linked Cathay Pacific rival eyes $1.8b plane order

Greater Bay Airlines has unveiled ambitious plans to fly to 104 destinations in mainland China and Asia.

17-01-2022, 11:15

Iran-China agreement enters implementation stage

The agreement was signed last year and includes economic, military and security cooperation.

15-01-2022, 10:44

Cars are now a rare and expensive commodity in Algeria

In an effort to keep hard currency in the country and to build its own auto industry, Algeria places severe restrictions on dealerships

15-01-2022, 10:34

World Bank warns of slowing global growth, widening inequality

Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, the bank has raised the alarm about growing levels of inequality both within and between nations – and its latest outlook is no exception.

12-01-2022, 06:10

As Omicron surges, schools, businesses remain closed

Schools across the country are facing mounting obstacles to holding in-person classes due to the omicron variant causing infections to spike and leaving schools short-staffed.

10-01-2022, 20:03
North America/ Bussiness

U.S. flight cancellations hit a record level as Covid thins crews amid severe weather

The departures board at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport last week. Flight cancellations on Saturday were the highest of the holiday travel period.

2-01-2022, 08:35

SenseTime IPO lands Chinese professor $3.4bn fortune

Tang Xiao’ou will become one of the world’s richest people following listing of controversial tech firm.

29-12-2021, 10:25

Russian court slaps Google, Meta with massive fines

A Moscow court has fined Google nearly $100 million and Facebook's parent company Meta $27 million over their failure to delete content banned by local law.

25-12-2021, 11:52