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South Korea mourns Halloween crowd surge victims
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol opened a memorial Monday for the 154 people killed in a crowd surge at Halloween celebrations, as authorities faced accusations that lax crowd control polices caused the disaster. But protest organisers must by law report plans to authorities in advance, but there were no such requirements for the young people flocking to the Itaewon Halloween event.
Markets rise on rate hopes ahead of Fed decision
Most markets rose Monday ahead of a crucial Federal Reserve policy meeting later in the week, with investors hoping for a less hawkish tilt in their plans for interest rates. "And investors are entirely focused on these U-turns as peak rates get priced in.
Hong Kong banking summit a post-pandemic sales pitch, but is anyone buying?
Hundreds of top bankers will arrive in Hong Kong this week to hear the government's sales pitch that -- despite lingering pandemic curbs and entrenched US-China tensions -- the city is once again open for business. "Business as usual in Hong Kong is the wrong choice for these companies," said the leaders of the bipartisan US Congressional-Executive Commission on China.
China's factory activity contracts on Covid curbs
China's factory activity shrank in October, official data showed Monday, after industries were hit by strict Covid lockdowns. Zhao said Covid outbreaks in October had hit the service industry especially hard, with activity by transport, accommodation and food and beverage businesses falling during a traditional peak period coinciding with week-long national holidays.
Philippines storm death toll jumps to 98
The death toll from a storm that battered the Philippines has jumped to 98, the national disaster agency said Monday, with little hope of finding survivors in the worst-hit areas. The number of fatalities is likely to rise, with the national disaster agency recording 63 people still missing in its latest report.
US woman who led female IS battalion faces up to 20 years in prison
An American woman who grew up on a farm in Kansas, converted to Islam and joined the Islamic State in Syria, where she led an all-female military battalion, is to be sentenced Tuesday for providing support to a foreign terrorist group.
US Supreme Court to address use of race in college admissions
The US Supreme Court on Monday revisits the divisive question of whether race can be used as a factor in deciding who gets admitted to some of America's elite universities.
Greta Thunberg to skip 'greenwashing' COP27 climate summit in Egypt
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg said on Sunday she will skip next month's COP27 talks in Egypt, slamming the global summit as a forum for "greenwashing". Again and again on Sunday, Thunberg called for more people to get involved in climate activism, saying the time had come for "drastic changes" to the status quo.
Tears, fear and futile prayer as Lula wins Brazil vote
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva supporters were already breaking out the flares and crying with joy, while backers of Jair Bolsonaro dropped to their knees in Brazil's capital, praying for an election miracle. - 'Faked election' - As the result crystalized, Bolsonaro supporters gathered in the capital Brasilia dropped to their knees and raised their hands skyward in prayer and supplication.
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