Brazil’s government has announced plans to accelerate this month’s welfare payments to the needy, as President Jair Bolsonaro prepares to face leftwing rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a second-round election.Story Published at: October 07, 2022 at 02:26AM

A military court in Myanmar has sentenced a Japanese journalist to 10 years in prison for sedition and violating a law on electronic communications after he filmed an anti-government protest in July, a Japanese diplomat said on Thursday. Story Published at: October 07, 2022 at 02:46AM

Chinese fighter jets or drones that intrude into Taiwan’s territorial airspace will be regarded as a “first strike,” Taiwan’s Defense Minister warned Wednesday, as the island seeks to step-up its defenses in response to Beijing’s military pressure.Story Published at: October 06, 2022 at 08:10AM

A Palestinian man was killed and two journalists shot and injured by Israeli forces during an Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian authorities said Wednesday.Story Published at: October 06, 2022 at 03:13AM

Porsche took pole position as Europe’s most valuable automaker on Thursday, overtaking former parent Volkswagen as the price of the sportscar maker’s newly-listed shares sped higher.Story Published at: October 06, 2022 at 03:32PM

After rising for seven weeks in a row, mortgage rates retreated last week. Story Published at: October 06, 2022 at 04:17PM

OPEC+ said Wednesday that it will slash oil production by 2 million barrels per day, the biggest cut since the start of the pandemic, in a move that threatens to push gasoline prices higher just weeks before US midterm elections. Story Published at: October 05, 2022 at 05:36PM

The mediator sent to Burkina Faso by West Africa’s main political and economic bloc ECOWAS, Mahamadou Issoufou, on Tuesday said he was satisfied by a meeting with the country’s new military leader Ibrahim Traore.Story Published at: October 05, 2022 at 12:56PM

A US-Iranian dual national, Baquer Namazi, 85, who was detained in Iran left for Oman on Wednesday, according to his family and Iranian state media.Story Published at: October 05, 2022 at 12:27PM

Fans attempting to escape the chaos that erupted at Indonesia’s Kanjuruhan Stadium last Saturday became trapped after security failed to open multiple exit gates, according to the national football association, contributing to the crowd crush in which at least 131 people died.Story Published at: October 05, 2022 at 09:40AM