IBT Staff Reporter

For people in many countries, living in a penthouse is the dream. In North Korea? Not so much.

Thai masters student Dhidhaj Sumedhsvast didn't believe in fortune-telling or supernatural powers until the coronavirus pandemic started two years ago.

'Terrified': Musk Twitter buyout bid rattles tech world

Elon Musk's offer to buy Twitter sparked concerns among Tesla investors and analysts that the electric carmaker could suffer as the chief executive becomes distracted by his takeover play and the possible sales of Tesla shares to fund the deal.

Powerful explosions were heard in Kyiv on Friday and fighting raged in the east after Ukraine claimed responsibility for the sinking of the Russian navy's Black Sea flagship in what would be one of the heaviest blows of the war.

The flagship of Russia's Black Sea fleet has sunk after what Kyiv said was a Ukrainian missile strike, dealing one of the heaviest blows yet to Moscow's war effort and providing a stunning symbol of Kyiv's resistance against a better-armed foe.

The flagship of Russia's Black Sea fleet has sunk after what Kyiv said was a Ukrainian missile strike, dealing one of the heaviest blows yet to Moscow's war effort and providing a powerful symbol of Kyiv's resistance against a better-armed foe.

Ukraine said on Friday it was trying to break Russian forces' siege of Mariupol, with fighting raging around the city's Illich steel works and port, as the capital Kyiv was rocked by some of the most powerful explosions in two weeks.

Ukraine said on Friday it was trying to break Russia's siege of Mariupol as fighting raged around the city's massive steel works and port, and the capital Kyiv was rocked by some of the most powerful explosions in two weeks.

A Tunisian court on Thursday detained a journalist who criticised police and the interior minister, the main journalism union said, denouncing a setback in freedom of expression since President Kais Saied seized executive power last summer.

South Korea said on Friday it will drop most COVID-19 pandemic-related restrictions next week including a midnight curfew on eateries as the Omicron surge in cases shows signs of waning, although people will still have to wear masks.

The Brazilian government projected on Thursday that the country's debt will reach 79.6% of gross domestic product in 2023, rising to 80.3% in 2024 and remaining at that level in 2025.

Commercial truck traffic from the Mexican state of Chihuahua to Texas will return to normal immediately after both sides reached an agreement on border security, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said on Thursday.

"My offer is my best and final offer."Elon Musk's $43 billion bid for Twitter takes a page out of Warren Buffett's take-it-or-leave-it playbook.

The board of governors of the Inter-American Development Bank has approved a resolution to hire an outside firm to investigate allegations that IDB President Mauricio Claver-Carone had an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate, sources familiar with the decision said on Thursday.

Top U.S. liquefied natural gas producer Cheniere Energy on Thursday said surging U.S.

The family of an African refugee killed by a Michigan police officer during a traffic stop demanded on Thursday that authorities dismiss the officer from the force and file criminal charges against him, a day after a video of the fatal shooting was released.

Ukrainian forces cling on in devastated eastern town Popasna

New aid convoys for Ethiopia's Tigray after truce

Ukrainian sappers defuse Russian minefield outside Kyiv

Wells Fargo & Co and JPMorgan Chase & Co reported a rise in net interest income in the first quarter, as the U.S.

The Brazilian currency's monster rally may soon run out of gas, analysts and government officials say, as U.S.

White House climate adviser Gina McCarthy is planning to step down, according to two sources familiar with the deliberations, likely ending a tenure marked by ambitious emissions targets but failure in securing major U.S.

A consortium led by U.S. radio station industry veteran Jeff Warshaw has offered to acquire Cumulus Media Inc for close to $1.2 billion, including debt, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

Rene Laumann's childhood dream of being a professional pilot did not come true, but flying became his hobby and is now part of a humanitarian mission.

Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk on Thursday stepped up criticism of the U.S.

Le Pen urges France to defeat 'elitist bloc' in Macron showdown

U.S. backed Kurdish-led forces tightened the siege on neighborhoods under the control of the Syrian government in two Kurdish-controlled cities in northeast Syria, officials from both sides said on Thursday.

Polish video game maker CD Projekt said on Thursday it would release an expansion of its flagship "Cyberpunk 2077" game next year, after announcing full-year net profit that topped expectations.