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The London Metal Exchange's (LME) benchmark nickel surged 15% on Wednesday to hit its upper trading limit, reversing direction and climbing for the first time since trading resumed last week.

Recovery of crashed China Eastern jet hampered by heavy rain

Latin America's IT brain drain a regional challenge

Hundreds of companies have said they are withdrawing or suspending operations in Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, from energy producer Shell Plc to carmaker Hyundai Motor Co to PwC, a global professional services firm.

Risk appetite has rebounded on Wall Street after a brutal start to the year, but some strategists warn the lull in volatility may be brief and urge investors to guard against more stock market gyrations.

Ukraine invasion boosts calls for UK politics to tackle Russian cash

Unrepentant Folau targets Rugby World Cup return with Tonga

Marcos heir wins Philippine election misinformation race

Oil and gas prices have surged over supply fears as Russia is one of the world's biggest producers and exporters of fossil fuels.

6.7-magnitude quake rattles Taiwan, injures one

Oil prices jump, stocks fall over inflation, Russia concerns

World tennis No.1 Ashleigh Barty announces shock retirement

Cash-strapped Chinese developer Kaisa Group said a lockdown in Shenzhen had meant audit work has not been completed and it would not be able to publish its financial results by March 31, sending its shares tumbling.

Cash-strapped Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd has joined a growing list of Chinese property developers unable to publish 2021 audited earnings by March 31 as required by listing rules, deepening market concern about the sector's financial health.

WikiLeaks' Assange to marry in prison

Asian equities hit three week highs on Wednesday as cash fleeing tumbling bond markets flowed back toward big tech and other beaten-up sectors, while the Ukraine conflict's potential to further hit supplies kept oil and commodity prices high.

Oil prices turned higher on Wednesday, erasing losses from the previous session, after industry data showed U.S.

Oil prices jumped 5% to over $121 a barrel on Wednesday as disruptions to Russian and Kazakh crude exports via the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) pipeline added to worries over tight global supplies.

Moderna Inc is sponsoring sumo flags in its first such promotion in Japan, as the COVID-19 vaccine maker seeks to wrestle market share from compatriot Pfizer Inc.

Banks in Asia are "falling short" when it comes to meeting global pledges to tackle climate change and aligning with the decarbonisation aims of their countries, according to a study published on Wednesday.

Biden in Europe to bolster West's unity, toughen Russia sanctions

U.S. cannabis producer Cresco Labs Inc is in advanced talks to buy rival Columbia Care Inc for around $2 billion, three people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

The e-commerce behemoth, one of the biggest employers in the United States, so far has kept itself union-free in its home market.

Beyonce to sing at Oscars but Van Morrison skipping gala

Michelin fetes 'resilient' French cuisine but calls for more women

Japan's ruling coalition on Wednesday agreed to compile a fresh stimulus package to cushion the economic blow from surging fuel and grain prices caused by the war in Ukraine.

El Salvador postponed an unprecedented issue of a bitcoin-backed bond planned for last week, as the government decided to wait for favorable conditions in the financial market, Finance Minister Alejandro Zelaya said on Tuesday.

Reports indicate that Buzzfeed News may become a thing of the past.

Employees of the Walt Disney Co staged walkouts and social media campaigns on Tuesday to protest the company's response to Florida legislation that would limit classroom discussion of sexual orientation or gender identity.