Blu Girls say foreign exposure will toughen them up
AdminMembers of the Philippine Blu Girls would like to get as much exposure as they can, including a possible training camp overseas, to make sure that they’ll come into the…
Covid-19 depleted foreign reserves of most emerging economies
The majority of developing economies had less foreign exchange reserves at the end of 2022 than they did at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to fDi Markets analysis…
US investors increase investments in foreign equities
US fund managers are increasing investments in international stock markets after rising interest rates and fears of an economic slowdown brought an end to more than a decade of domestic…
Russia’s foreign minister threatens to scrap Ukraine grain deal
Moscow has warned that it could block Ukraine’s shipments of grain to international markets unless the west removes “obstacles” to Russia’s own exports. Russia in mid-March agreed a 60-day extension…
Foreign ministers of Iran, Saudi meet in China By Reuters
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud attends a news conference at the Arab Gulf Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December 9, 2022.…
New Zealand intelligence service says foreign interference attempts ‘persistent’ By Reuters
© Reuters. A car with a New Zealand flag waits for New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern outside the Great Hall of the People during her visit in Beijing, China,…
Call for curbs on foreign funding of all-party parliamentary groups
Groups set up by parliamentarians should be banned from taking foreign government funding for some functions, the House of Commons’ standards committee recommended on Wednesday, following a series of scandals.The…
Japan’s foreign minister calls for early release of detained national during talks in China By Reuters
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi speaks during a Quad Ministers' panel at the Taj Palace Hotel in New Delhi, India on March 3, 2023. OLIVIER DOULIERY/Pool…
Live news: Canada relaxes foreign homebuyer ban to boost housing supply
Canada’s government has relaxed a law that temporarily bans foreigners from purchasing homes in the country in the hope of boosting housing supply.The law, which came into effect on January…
Xi Jinping’s Russia trip reduced chance of nuclear war, says EU foreign policy chief
The Chinese president’s trip to Moscow this month has made the world safer, reducing the chance that Vladimir Putin will use nuclear weapons, according to the EU’s foreign policy chief.Josep…