IBT Staff Reporter

In the years prior to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the port city of Mariupol was undergoing a makeover.

Rules are becoming more flexible for financial firms after Brexit but more needs to be done to cut red tape and keep London globally competitive, senior industry officials said on Tuesday.

General Electric Co on Tuesday said fresh COVID-19-related lockdowns in China as well as the war in Ukraine have exacerbated supply chain disruptions and inflationary pressure, putting its full-year profit outlook at risk and plunging its shares.

General Electric Co on Tuesday said fresh COVID-19 pandemic-related lockdowns in China as well as the war in Ukraine have exacerbated supply chain disruptions and inflationary pressure, putting its full-year profit outlook at risk and prompting a sell-off in its shares.

It is too early to say if Poland will ask the European Union for approval to extend capacity market support for coal-fuelled power plants, Polish climate minister Anna Moskwa said on Tuesday.

France's left-leaning voters helped Emmanuel Macron see off the far-right, at least for now.

France's left-leaning voters helped Emmanuel Macron see off the far-right, at least for now.

Indonesia's ban on palm oil exports is unlikely to last more than a month as Jakarta has limited infrastructure to store the surplus oil and the country faces mounting pressure from buyers to resume shipments, industry officials said.

Moldova urges calm after blasts in Russia-backed region

US vows to move 'heaven and earth' on bolstering Ukraine

Balfour Beatty Communities, one of the U.S. military's largest private landlords, continues placing the health of service members and their families at risk even after pleading guilty last year to defrauding the U.S.

Japan has prepared an emergency relief package worth $103 billion to cushion the economic blow from rising raw material costs, and plans further steps later this year to promote long-term reforms, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday.

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration is aiming to expand access to COVID-19 oral antiviral treatments like Pfizer Inc's Paxlovid by doubling the number of locations at which they are available, the White House said on Tuesday.

Indian tycoon Mukesh Ambani is betting a shopping palace within a $1 billion Mumbai business showcase will tap into surging demand for Western luxury goods, installing his Reliance empire as a portal through which most of the biggest brands must pass.

Global airline capacity has surged to its highest level in 2022 this week because of a rebound in Chinese domestic demand despite extended lockdowns in Asia's biggest aviation market, travel data firm OAG said on Tuesday.

Finance sector professionals in Shanghai are preparing to move back to Hong Kong and other offshore centres after spending only a few years in the Chinese city as a harsh COVID-19 lockdown has hurt their business prospects and upended daily lives.

Ukraine accused Moscow on Tuesday of trying to drag Moldova's breakaway region of Transdniestria into its war on Kyiv after authorities in the Moscow-backed region said they had been targeted by a series of attacks.

Ukraine accused Moscow on Tuesday of trying to drag Moldova's breakaway region of Transdniestria into its war on Kyiv after authorities in the Moscow-backed region said they had been targeted by a series of attacks.

Twitter Inc and its advisers were not sure at first how seriously to take him.

Palestinian killed during Israeli West Bank 'counter-terrorism' raid

Hanna Bilobrova's journey with her film director fianc? to document suffering in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol turned into a quest to find out how he was killed, to bring his body back to his native Lithuania, and to complete his work.

When a dozen suspected Islamist militants from a neighbouring country were spotted riding motorcycles through the W National Park in northern Benin armed with AK-47 assault rifles, park rangers snapped into action.

Office workers queued for trains, restaurants and elevators and delivery riders raced from building to building as the buzz returned to Singapore's business district on Tuesday, its first day free of COVID curbs.

Shipping group Maersk, often seen as a barometer for global trade, on Tuesday cautioned the container market may normalize in the second half of the year, even as it raised full-year guidance driven by high container freight rates.

Twitter has long been more talk than money

Sri Lanka has begun discussions with China about refinancing its debt, a cabinet spokesman said on Tuesday, as Colombo struggles with its worst financial crisis in decades.

Swiss logistics group Kuehne + Nagel reported on Tuesday a 162% surge in its first-quarter net earnings, citing strong demand for capital and consumer goods.

Novartis said on Tuesday its core operating income rose 3% in the first quarter as sales growth from new drugs offset unfavourable currency effects, but fell short of analyst estimates.

Novartis said on Tuesday its first quarter core operating income rose 3%, helped by a rebound at generic drugs unit Sandoz and a surge in prescriptions for heart failure treatment Entresto.