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Charles & Catherine's cancer diagnoses

King Charles III's return to limited frontline duties as he recovers from cancer will be a relief to the British royal family but daughter-in-law Catherine is still out of action, also receiving treatment for the disease

King Charles to resume some public duties during cancer treatment: palace

British head of state King Charles III will make a limited return to public duties next week, after doctors said they were "very encouraged" by the progress of his treatment for cancer

US stocks rebound on tech earnings, London hits new record

Buoyant big tech earnings lifted US stocks on Friday while London scaled another peak as investors tracked a series of takeover bids for UK companies

Miner Anglo American rejects BHP's near $39-billion takeover bid

British mining giant Anglo American on Friday rejected a blockbuster $38.8-billion takeover bid from Australian rival BHP, slamming it as "highly unattractive" and "opportunistic"

US stocks rebound on tech earnings, London hits new record

US stocks rebounded Friday on the back of buoyant big tech earnings while London hit another record peak as investors tracked a series of takeover bids for UK companies

UK man charged with 'Russia-backed arson plot' on Ukraine-linked targets

UK higher Education leaders visit CUI

London stocks hit new record peak on takeovers

London's stock market fired its way to another record peak on Friday, with investors gripped by a series of eye-catching takeovers this week for listed UK companies

Miner Anglo American rejects BHP's $38.8 billion takeover bid

Man City in title groove as Arsenal face Spurs test

Man City in title groove as Arsenal face Spurs test

Asian markets rise as strong US tech earnings offset poor data

Most markets rose in Asia on Friday after forecast-topping earnings from Microsoft and Alphabet helped soothe worries that a tech-fuelled equities rally may have been overdone

Stocks fall as tech shares sink, US economy slows

London's stock market bucked the trend in reaching another record high on Thursday but Wall Street and eurozone equities tumbled as tech shares sank after Meta signalled an AI spending spree and data showed slower US economic growth

Oman, UAE deluge 'most likely' linked to climate change: scientists

Global warming caused by fossil fuel emissions "most likely" exacerbated the intense rains that lashed the UAE and Oman last week, causing deaths and widespread flooding, an expert group of scientists said Thursday

BHP launches $38.8 billion takeover bid for rival Anglo American

Australian mining giant BHP said Thursday it has made a $38.8 billion takeover bid for British rival Anglo American, a colossal deal with the potential to fundamentally reshape the sector

London stocks hit new record on blockbuster mining takeover bid

Two runaway army horses in 'serious condition': UK minister

Mining giant Anglo American shares jump on BHP bid

BHP launches $38.8 billion takeover bid for rival Anglo American

Asian markets mixed as global rally stalls, eyes on yen

Asian equities were mixed Thursday as investors turned cautious after the past three days' sizeable gains, with Meta's warning that it will spend far more than expected this year fuelling worries that the latest tech-led rally may have gone too far

Renowned TV, stage actress, playwright, activist Madeeha Gohar remembered

Asian markets mixed as global rally stalls, eyes on yen

Asian equities were mixed Thursday as investors turned cautious after the past three days' sizeable gains, with Meta's warning that it will spend far more than expected this year fuelling worries that the latest tech-led rally may have gone too far

Long-lost Klimt portrait auctioned off for 30 mn euros

A painting by artist Gustav Klimt that reappeared after nearly a century sold for 30 million euros ($32 million) on Wednesday, setting a record price for an Austrian auction despite questions surrounding its provenance

British-Pakistani firm unveils $35 million luxury apartments for overseas Pakistanis in Islamabad

British-Pakistani-owned firm “One Homes” has announced plans to bring a $35 million investment to Pakistan through a unique luxury serviced apartments in Islamabad called “Amaya Panoramas,” exclusively for overseas Pakistanis