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Queen's funeral set to knock UK economy after rebound
Queen's funeral set to knock UK economy after rebound
Business and Economy
by  AFP

The UK's recession-threatened economy rebounded in July, data showed Monday, but is set to receive a further hit from a public holiday marking next week's funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. British gross domestic product expanded 0.2 percent after a drop of 0.6 percent in June, the Office for National Statistics said in a statement.

South Korean drama 'Squid Game' competes for Emmys history
South Korean drama 'Squid Game' competes for Emmys history
World
by  AFP

South Korea's "Squid Game" is bidding to make Emmys history Monday by becoming the first foreign-language television show to win top honors for best drama. "I do think ['Squid Game'] is going to win best actor," noted Hammond -- an outcome that would make Lee Jung-jae the category's first winner for a non-English performance.

Asian markets rally in early trading, building on US gains
Asian markets rally in early trading, building on US gains
World
by  AFP

Asian markets rallied in early trading on Monday, building on the momentum of gains in the United States and Europe at the end of last week, as investors price in the expectation of further interest rate hikes aimed at taming inflation. Traders expect the Fed to impose another large hike in interest rates next week, after two 75-basis-point increases already.

Jimmie Akesson leads Sweden's soaring far-right
Jimmie Akesson leads Sweden's soaring far-right
World
by  AFP

As leader of the far-right Sweden Democrats, Jimmie Akesson has steered his party from "pariah" to heavyweight whose support is indispensable if the right-wing bloc wants to govern after Sunday's election. - 'Zero tolerance' - Akesson joined the Sweden Democrats in the 1990s after a disappointing teenage stint in the main right-wing party, the conservative Moderates.

New monarch gives fresh impetus to Scotland's independence debate
New monarch gives fresh impetus to Scotland's independence debate
World
by  AFP

Queen Elizabeth II's death in Scotland indelibly associates the nation with the handover to a new monarch, but her passing also reignites the debate over Scottish independence from the UK. Thousands of people stood for hours on Sunday to see the 96-year-old's coffin arrive from her Balmoral estate to Edinburgh's Palace of Holyroodhouse, and the formal proclamation of Charles as king.