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(Reuters) -China Evergrande Group said on Monday it has applied to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange for trading in its shares to resume on Tuesday, adding there is currently no other inside information related to the company that needs to be disclosed.

Pakistan: Second suicide bombing reported from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, death toll surges to 57 There was no immediate information on the assailants. Kurdish and far-left militant groups as well as the Islamic State group have carried out deadly attacks throughout the country in the past. (Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channel. Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest financial insights! Click here!) Erdogan was set to speak during the opening of this parliamentary session, which must validate Sweden's entry into the NATO alliance.

(Reuters) -China Evergrande Group said on Thursday authorities have informed the embattled property developer that its chairman Hui Ka Yan has been subject to mandatory measures in accordance with the law due to suspicion of illegal crimes.

Uday Kotak, Founder & Director of Kotak Mahindra Bank said on Thursday in a tweet. The billionaire businessman said that Evargrande has finally imploded while attributing the crisis to delays in action by Chinese policymakers. «Evergrande China finally implodes.

Poland’s hard-right Confederation party has been growing in popularity, especially among young men fed up with the political establishment

The Circle: Founders Club (The Circle FC) unveiled the onboarding of ten high-potential Korean startups into the Korea Startup Center (KSC) India 2023 program. The Circle FC, a business accelerator for growth-stage startups, partnered with KISED to run this program for the second year in a row. This program is run across 8 countries including India, USA, Israel, France, Singapore, Vietnam, Finland and Sweden.

Speaking about the upcoming Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival, Mr. Puneet Kumar, Director – South Asia and Middle East, Hong Kong Tourism Board said, “As young and affluent Indian travellers seek immersive holidays, Hong Kong is ready to captivate their senses with global culinary experiences set against its iconic skyline. The return of the Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival, after a five-year hiatus, marks a momentous occasion in our culinary calendar. It's not just an event; it's a celebration of our rich gastronomic heritage and global flavors. It's an invitation to indulge in the vibrant spirit of the city’s gastronomy and nightlife. We are excited to welcome our international visitors to savor the world's finest flavors, create unforgettable memories and Discover Hong Kong like never before."It’s back: Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival returns in physical formatTaking place from 26–29 October at Victoria Harbour’s Central Harbourfront Event Space, Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival 2023 will be a four-day gourmet extravaganza backdropped by the iconic city skyline.

Lockheed Martin fighter jets have landed on a motorway for the first time, footage from the Norwegian military showed, a step that enables them to reduce vulnerable time on the ground in times of war. The two Royal Norwegian Air Force aircraft landed in Tervo, central Finland, on Thursday afternoon as part of a military exercise. Immediately after landing, refuelling was carried out with the engines running, a so-called «hotpit refuelling», the Norwegian military said, before the planes took off again. «Fighter jets are vulnerable on the ground, so by being able to use small airfields — and now motorways — (this) increases our survivability in war,» Major General Rolf Folland, chief of the Royal Norwegian Air Force, said in the statement. Finland, which joined NATO in April, shares a 1,300 km (810 mile) border with Russia. Norway is a founding member of the alliance. Another type of F-35, the F-35B which is able to land vertically, has landed on roads before.

Read more of our recent coverage of the Ukraine war As he headed to NATO’s gathering in Vilnius, a tetchy Volodymyr Zelensky called it “unprecedented and absurd" that Ukraine was apparently not being given a clear promise of speedy membership of the alliance. If that was meant as a last-ditch attempt to twist arms, it failed. The final communiqué, as he feared, refers to a need for conditions to be met and for allies to agree, even as it avoids dates and timelines.

Global Biofuel Alliance. In this editorial, we will dig into this agreement and find out how India benefits from this. Read on… Biofuels are fuels from biomass such as animals, plants and algae.

NEW DELHI : Three large bidders have entered the last lap for acquiring solar projects totalling 350 megawatts (MW) from O2 Power, promoted by Singapore’s Temasek and European alternative asset manager EQT, two people close to the development said. These include Gentari Sdn Bhd, a unit of Malaysia’s state-run oil and gas company Petroliam Nasional Bhd; Edelweiss Infrastructure Yield Plus Fund’s Sekura Energy Ltd; and private equity firm Actis Llp, the people said on condition of anonymity. The transaction, having an equity and enterprise value of $50 million and $200 million, respectively, is being managed by EY, with these three bidders shortlisted from around a dozen non-binding offers (NBOs) that were submitted.

sanctions packages related to the war in Ukraine, penalizing more than 150 companies and individuals that officials said were profiting from Russia's invasion and their proximity to the Kremlin and President Vladimir Putin. The sanctions are part of the U.S. effort «to target Russia's military supply chains and deprive Putin of the equipment, technology, and services he needs to wage his barbaric war on Ukraine,» Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a statement. «Today's actions show our global reach in imposing severe costs on Putin's oligarchs,» she added. The Treasury Department's sanctions targeted nearly 100 Russian military-linked elites and individuals — including some in Turkey, Georgia, Finland and the United Arab Emirates — involved with Russia's industrial, financial and technology industries.

By Bansari Mayur Kamdar

Davis Cup 2023 Finals Group matches are currently underway, spanning from September 12 to September 17, with the next stage scheduled between November 21 and November 26. This six-day event showcases 16 national teams competing in four European cities, all vying for the opportunity to secure one of the eight coveted spots in the Davis Cup Finals this November. The 16 nations participating in the Finals Group Stage this week have been divided into four groups, each consisting of four teams. These competitive matchups will be held in Bologna, Italy; Manchester, England; Split, Croatia; and Valencia, Spain.

(Reuters) — The highest inflation for decades and the fallout from war in Ukraine have forced companies across Europe into layoffs or hiring freezes.

The Swedish government wants to increase the country's defense budget by 28% as it prepares to join the NATO alliance

Scotland is set to introduce pilot schemes that will let select civil servants to transition to a four-day workweek. The pilot programs are slated for various government departments and agencies and are aimed at exploring the feasibility and benefits of a reduced workweek. This initiative, outlined in the 2023-24 Programme for Government (PfG), details the government's plans for the upcoming year and aims to evaluate the potential benefits of reduced working hours. The pilot program's main objective, as stated in the document, is to assess the well-being, environmental impact, and productivity gains that could be achieved through the adoption of a four-day workweek in the public sector. The pilot is expected to run for approximately one year and may involve arm's-length bodies rather than ministerial departments. Certain government enterprise agencies, responsible for fostering economic development in Scottish regions, have expressed interest in participating in the trial. The United Kingdom conducted its largest-ever trial of the four-day workweek just last year. Nearly 3,000 employees across 61 organizations embraced a shorter workweek for six months. The majority of employers opted to retain the four-day workweek model when the experiment concluded. They attributed this decision to increased revenues, reduced staff turnover, and mitigated worker burnout as the key drivers of their choice.

Narendra Modi on Saturday announced the launch of the Global Biofuels Alliance. A total of 19 countries and 12 international organizations have so far agreed to join the alliance, including both G20 members and non-member countries. India, Brazil and the US are the founding members of the alliance.

Swedish buy now, pay later firm Klarna reduced its losses by roughly 67% in the first half of 2023, as the company dramatically cut costs in a bid toward profitability.

Germany and quickened in Spain, offering European Central Bank officials a partial picture of the region's price pressures as they judge whether to raise interest rates again. The numbers published Wednesday point to the possibility of a robust outcome when the eurozone report is released the following day data policymakers have highlighted as crucial to their September 14 decision. Consumer prices in Germany, the region's biggest economy, rose 6.4% in August from a year earlier, exceeding the median estimate of 6.3% in a Bloomberg survey of economists. While inflation in Spain was far lower, at 2.4%, that result marked a second month of acceleration, and an underlying measure stayed far higher. Any evidence of stubbornly strong consumer-price growth may yet convince the ECB to raise borrowing costs. Officials are weighing if underlying pressures are too strong to risk a pause, or whether a weakening economy can brake inflation without further tightening. That appraisal augurs what appears for now to be a cliffhanger decision in two weeks' time. Hawks such as Austria's Robert Holzmann have already signaled they may push for a hike, while his Finnish colleague Tuomas Valimaki insisted on Tuesday that the outcome is “totally open.”

FIBA Basketball World Cup, the USA have registered two initial wins, cruised past Greece, and have clinched the group round. Canada defeated France, who were eliminated on Sunday after yet another defeat at the hands of Latvia. Steve Kerr has coached Team USA and led by Anthony Edwards, Jalen Brunson, Jaren Jackson Jr. and Mikal Bridges led them. The US finished seventh in 2019 and they hope for a better result this year.