Newsletter Apr 11, 2023

N.Ireland marks 25 years of peace, but police come under attack

Police vehicles were on Monday pelted with projectiles, including petrol bombs, during an illegal dissident republican march in Londonderry on the eve of Biden's visit.

Biden heads to Northern Ireland at delicate political juncture

U.S. President Joe Biden arrives in Belfast on Tuesday at a delicate political time in Northern Ireland as he helps mark the 25-year anniversary of a peace deal that largely ended 30 years of bloodshed there.

IMF's Georgieva says 44 countries interested in new resilience trust loans

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Monday that 44 countries have expressed interest in borrowing from its $40 billion Resilience and Sustainability Trust after an initial five had arranged loans.

Debt crunch looms for weaker economies with a wall of bond maturities ahead

A combination of sticky high interest rates and lacklustre global growth could push a number of emerging economies that are facing soaring refinancing needs into debt difficulties next year.

Oil inches up, weighing OPEC+ supply cuts against rate hike fears

Oil prices edged higher on Tuesday as market participants weighed supply cuts from OPEC+ that would tighten the global market against concerns about further interest rate hikes potentially hurting demand.

Pfizer, Biogen among hundreds of US drugmakers calling for abortion pill ruling reversal

Executives from more than 300 biotech and pharmaceutical industry companies, including Pfizer Inc and Biogen Inc, signed an open letter on Monday calling for reversal of a federal judge's decision to suspend sales of the abortion pill mifepristone.

Wall Street ends mixed with inflation data, earnings on tap

U.S. stock indexes clawed back from steep losses to a mixed close on Monday as investors digested Friday's employment report and prepared for an eventful week of inflation data and bank earnings.

Tesla sued over workers' alleged access to car video imagery

Cameras in vehicles captured "highly-invasive videos and images" which were used for "the tasteless and tortious entertainment" of Tesla employees, the suit maintained.

Microsoft adds Bing AI Image Creator to Edge browser for free

Android and iPhone users can also access the Bing AI Image Creator tool for free by installing the Bing – Your AI Copilot app.

Dalai Lama asks young boy to 'suck his tongue' in shocking video

The Dalai Lama asking a minor boy to "suck his tongue" has sparked a massive row on social media platforms with people labelling the act "disgus

Vaccines for cancer and heart diseases could be available by 2030, claims Moderna

US-based pharmaceutical firm Moderna has said that vaccines against cancer and heart diseases could be ready by 2030