A cup of coffee is about to get even more expensiveas persistent supply disruptions push costs for high-quality Arabica coffee beans to their highest level in 13 years. Futures rose as much as 3.3% to $2,680 a pound in New Yorkthe highest level since 2011Prices have risen by about 40% this year as a shortage ...
Germany and Uzbekistan sealed an agreement on migration and labour mobility and concluded a series of other agreements designed to deepen cooperation in areas including critical raw materials and climate action. The pacts were signed on Sunday in Samarkand in the presence of Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. who is travelling ...
Israel’s inflation accelerated more than expected last month, to 3.6% year-on-year, as the war in Gaza strains the economy and government spending soars. The figure rose from 3.2% in July, Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics reported on Sunday, and is now significantly above the country’s official inflation target, between 1% and 3%. Analysts had forecast ...
Venezuela arrested at least three foreigners on Saturday who allegedly were part of a plan to overthrow the government and assassinate President Nicolás Maduro, Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello announced at a press conference. US and Spanish intelligence agencies were behind the plotCabello told reporters on Saturday, adding that more than 400 weapons had been seized. ...
Pope Francis addressed wealth inequality during a visit to Singapore on Thursday, urging the financial hub’s government to do more to protect the poor and migrant workersincluding ensuring fair wages. Sitting next to President Tharman Shanmugaratnam at a State Address, The Holy See said it hoped special attention would be paid to the poor and ...
The reform to the Judicial Branch, approved by the Congress of the Union and which contemplates the creation of the Judicial Disciplinary Tribunal (TDJ), does not contain sufficient safeguards to prevent the disciplinary regime for judges, magistrates and ministers may become an instrument of political pressure, the purposes for which it was created may be ...
CaixaBank bankers and customers are in the spotlight of competition. March’s hiring of Gil Cano follows the departure of executives from the asset management company and the private bank in five months. CaixaBank is in the spotlight of private banking and asset management in Spain. The sector looks to the bank led by Gonzalo Gortázar ...
The United States issued new measures on Thursday sanctions related to Venezuelaagainst 16 people aligned with President Nicolás Maduro, the Treasury Department reported. The sanctioned individuals include leaders of the National Electoral Council and the Supreme Court of Justice, who according to the Treasury “prevented a transparent electoral process and the publication of accurate election ...
The virulent mpox strain spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo is responsible for 10 infections in neighbouring Ugandaweeks after the disease was first detected in the East African country. Uganda has increased its efforts to curb the spread, including more public messaging, early detection and treatment, and isolation of patients.said Henry Kyobe, head of ...
The President of the Government Spanish, Pedro Sanchezsaid on Wednesday that the European Union should reconsider proposed tariffs on imports of electric vehicles manufactured in China and urged Brussels and Beijing to find a compromise that would avoid a trade war. Sanchez’s comments during a visit to China suggest a change of course on the ...
