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Central banks to boost flow of US dollars amid market unease

Six central banks, including the Bank of England, announced they would boost the flow of US dollars through the global financial system.

On…

UBS agrees emergency rescue of Credit Suisse

Sunday's announcement came after a weekend of emergency talks in Switzerland between the two banks and the country's financial regulators.

The…

What to expect from China-Russia talks

Our Russia editor Steve Rosenberg and China correspondent Stephen McDonell have been considering what each side seeks to gain from the talks, and what…

Global firms help Myanmar's military make weapons, says report

The US, France, India and Japan are among those named, despite Western-led sanctions intended to isolate Myanmar.

The report says the home-produced…

Russia fires new waves of missiles at Ukraine and hits energy infrastructure

A number of other cities, including Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odesa, were also hit.

Much of Ukraine…

US-China chip war America is winning

Now the world's two biggest economies are battling over another precious resource: semiconductors, the chips that literally…

Russia's Putin lays into minister Manturov for 'fooling around'

For several minutes he accused Denis Manturov of bureaucratic delays in ordering civilian and military planes.

"Too…

Late Cardinal George Pell called Pope a 'catastrophe' in anonymous memo

The Australian cardinal, who died on Tuesday aged 81, was one of Pope Francis' top aides until he stepped down to face child…