Tens of thousands of Hindu devotees gathered in the Indian coastal town of Puri for the grand Rath Yatra festival – where 15 people had to be rushed to hospital after being crushed in a crowd surge The huge festival draws tens of thousands of devotees each year (Image: AP) Three people were killed and … Read more
Stag dos have a rowdy reputation, and it appears the hard-drinking Brits have returned with a vengeance following the pandemic, with European cities now cracking down Several European tourist hotspots have started to crack down on drunken Brits and their stag dos Stag do hotspots are witnessing a rowdy resurgence of booze-fuelled Brits but cities … Read more
The U.S. dollar surged in early trading on Monday, benefiting from its traditional safe-haven status after U.S. military strikes on Iran — but analysts are warning the gains may be short-lived. The dollar index was up 0.45% at one point, indicating a gain against currencies such as the Japanese yen, the euro and the British … Read more
Hong Kong Skyline Nikada | E+ | Getty Images Regencell Bioscience Holdings, an early-stage, Hong Kong-based bioscience company with no revenue, is the latest speculative overseas stock to attract an unusual surge in trading demand. Shares of Regencell, which says it develops traditional Chinese herb treatments to treat childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism, … Read more
A series of images of landscapes and wildlife from the Brigalow Belt region of Queensland near the town of St. George. Colin Baker | Moment | Getty Images Shares of Santos surged as much as 15.23% Monday, after it received a non-binding takeover offer of $18.72 billion by an Abu Dhabi’s National Oil Company-led group. … Read more
Oil prices surged and stocks tumbled Friday in the wake of Israel’s strikes on Iran’s top military officials and nuclear sites. U.S. oil benchmark prices climbed approximately 8% to about $74 a barrel, the highest level since early April. Major stock indexes fell more than 1% in premarket trading, though they pared heavier losses as … Read more
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, May 20, 2025. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader. Office Of The Iranian Supreme Le | Via Reuters Crude oil futures jumped as much as 13% Thursday evening after Israel launched airstrikes against Iran without U.S. support. U.S. West Texas Intermediate last … Read more