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Bloomberg Liz Truss won the bitter race to succeed Boris Johnson as UK prime minister, and will take power with the country facing brutal economic headwinds that threaten to plunge millions of Britons into poverty this winter. The foreign secretary, 47, emerged victorious on Monday after a two-month Conservative Party leadership contest that started with 11 candidates and concluded with ...

  Bloomberg An explosion outside the Russian embassy in Kabul killed a senior diplomat and a security guard, Russia said. A Taliban spokesman confirmed the blast. “An unknown gunman detonated an explosive device in the immediate vicinity of the entrance to the consular section of the Russian Embassy in Kabul,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement Monday. “Two ...

Bloomberg German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition agreed on a relief plan worth about 65 billion euros ($65 billion) to help millions of households struggling with soaring prices amid Europe’s harshest energy crunch in decades. Key measures include a vow to cap — and even redistribute — huge profits made by energy companies on the back of the current crisis; increased ...

  Bloomberg US employers added a healthy number of jobs in August and a steady stream of people entering the workforce lifted the unemployment rate, suggesting some easing in the tight labor market and offering mixed implications for the Federal Reserve. Nonfarm payrolls increased 315,000 last month following a revised 526,000 advance in July, a Labor Department report showed. The ...

  Bloomberg Toronto home prices fall for a fifth straight month, the longest skid since 2017, as the property market adjusts to sharply higher interest rates from the Bank of Canada. The benchmark price for a home in Canada’s largest city dropped 2.8% in August compared with the month before to reach C$1.12 million ($854,000), according to data by the ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE-Bulgarian Business Forum, organised by Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ADCCI), concluded its activities which were held in Abu Dhabi. The forum emphasised the importance of enhancing bilateral relations, and setting new strategic frameworks that drive economic partnerships by stimulating investment in a number of vital sectors. The forum was held in ...

  DUBAI / WAM A cohort of 30 Emirati university graduates have passed a rigorous selection process to embark on a training course that will set them up for long-term career success in the fast-paced world of cloud computing, thanks to a collaborative initiative between the Dubai Government Human Resources Department (DGHR) and the global technology company SAP. The programme ...

  SHARJAH / WAM The Expo Centre Sharjah has announced that the online registration for exhibitors, visitors, and journalists wishing to attend or participate in the 50th edition of the Watch & Jewellery Middle East Show is now open. Organised by the Expo Centre with the support of the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), the event will run ...

  Bloomberg Sweden’s government will provide Nordic and Baltic utilities as much as 250 billion kronor ($23.2 billion) in credit guarantees as it seeks to prevent Russia’s energy curbs from setting off a financial crisis. The measure is aimed at helping companies struggling to meet the surging collateral requirements needed to trade electricity, and avoid the threat of some going ...

Bloomberg Donald Trump used a Pennsylvania rally to vent his anger at an FBI search of his Florida home and President Joe Biden’s attack on political extremism, staking his claim as his successor’s election rival in 2024. Declaring Biden an “enemy of the state,” Trump mixed support for two Republican candidates with a rejoinder to the president’s speech 48 hours ...