Violence has left at least 30 dead, as fighting between supports of Muqtada al-Sadr and his rivals continues.Story Published at: August 30, 2022 at 08:58AM
Iraqi capital Baghdad wakes up to gunfire after night of violence
Bank of Korea warns of more market volatility ahead as Fed signals more rate hikes
Bank of Korea Governor Rhee Chang-yong says there’s a chance of increased volatility following more rate hikes from the Fed, according to a text message from the central bankStory Published at: August 30, 2022 at 08:30AM
China arrests hundreds in rural banking scandal
Police in China have arrested 234 suspects allegedly involved in a rural banking scandal, a month after hundreds of depositors protested over their lost savings in one of the largest demonstrations the country has seen since the pandemic began.Story Published at: August 30, 2022 at 08:14AM
Terra (YC W21) Is Hiring for Operations in London (UK)
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Show HN: Ubähnchen – Animated subway map of Berlin
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UN says the global food crisis is about affordability, not availability
The war in Ukraine has “put a lot of fuel on an already burning fire” as food prices continue to rise, said Arif Husain at the U.N. World Food Programme.Story Published at: August 30, 2022 at 07:57AM
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani is now the world’s third richest man
Gautam Adani was already Asia’s richest man.Story Published at: August 30, 2022 at 07:10AM
Fukushima town lifts evacuation order, allowing former residents to return 11 years after nuclear disaster
More than a decade after Japan’s worst nuclear disaster, the town that hosts the disabled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant finally lifted its evacuation order on Tuesday, allowing former residents to come home. Story Published at: August 30, 2022 at 07:01AM
Miss England finalist becomes first in pageant’s history to compete without makeup
A Miss England finalist has become the first ever beauty queen to compete without wearing any makeup in the pageant’s nearly century-long history.Story Published at: August 26, 2022 at 02:44PM
US Open tennis balls: Iga Swiatek among female players criticising ‘horrible’ balls
World number one Iga Swiatek is one of a number of players to complain about the different tennis balls female players use at the US Open.Story Published at: August 29, 2022 at 06:42PM