News Desk New Delhi: Police in the Indian state of Kerala have busted a nationwide network involved in producing and supplying fake university degrees and foreign certificates, arresting 11 individuals linked to the operation. According to Indian media, the gang is suspected of providing over one million fake certificates across the country. The network was…
Hong Kong’s de facto central bank has cut its base interest rate for the third time in three months, lowering the cost of funding to help reboot businesses and ease the burden of mortgage borrowers. The city’s base rate was reduced by a quarter of a percentage point to 4 per cent, according to the…
President Donald Trump has launched a scheme offering fast-tracked US visas to wealthy foreigners who can pay at least $1m (£750,000). The card will give buyers a “direct path to Citizenship for all qualified and vetted people. SO EXCITING! Our Great American Companies can finally keep their invaluable Talent,” Trump said on social media on…
Matt McGrathEnvironment correspondent Getty Images Victims of a deadly typhoon in the Philippines have filed a legal claim against oil and gas company Shell in the UK courts, seeking compensation for what they say is the company’s role in making the storm more severe. Around 400 people were killed and millions of homes hit when…
John LaurensonBusiness reporter, Lugano, Switzerland AFP via Getty Images Shops and restaurants across the Swiss city of Lugano now accept bitcoin In a McDonald’s by a lake surrounded by mountains, in the centre of the Swiss city of Lugano, a customer orders coffee. “Can I pay with bitcoin?” he asks, and the person behind the…
Simon Jack,Business editorand Archie Mitchell Watch: GSK boss Dame Emma Walmsley lays out competitions facing the UK The US is the best place for a business to invest, the boss of one of the UK’s biggest pharmaceutical companies has said. Dame Emma Walmsley, chief executive of vaccines and medicines giant GSK, said it will invest…
TheUS militaryon Wednesday seized anoiltanker off the coast ofVenezuelain the latest act of aggression against a nation that PresidentDonald Trumphas been openly threatening for several weeks. Bloomberg, which described the move as a “serious escalation” in tensions between the US and Venezuela, reported that the seizure of the tanker by US forces “may make it…
So we’re into 6G now, yeesh. 5G — I was a leader on 5G, getting that done, and now they’re up to 6. What does that do, give you a little bit deeper view into somebody’s skin? See how perfect it is. I liked the cameras of the old days. Sort of just had a…
Dec 10, 2025, 06:29 PM ET The Oklahoma City Thunder remain the heavy favorites to repeat as NBA champions thanks in part to a scorching 23-1 start to the 2025-26 season. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Behind the Thunder are Nikola Jokic‘s Denver Nuggets at +600. The Nuggets have moved out to a 17-6 record but…
The United States is striving for a more “constructive” relationship with China after this year’s trade war and will continue to pursue a “managed” bilateral trade relationship, its chief trade envoy said, despite concerns lingering over China’s grip on critical minerals and pushback over the White House’s recent approval of H200 AI chip sales. The…
