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Italy is about to elect a new president and there are a number of old faces among the contenders, including former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.

Amazon has made an effort to increase its apparel share in recent years, launching a range of private-label brands and luxury stores to court online shoppers.

A huge new global study found that drug-resistant bacterial infections played a part in almost 5 million deaths in 2019.

Over 70 applications were made to lease part of Scotland's seabed for wind farm developments.

Bill Gates has stressed the urgent need for businesses to step up and invest in emerging green technologies as the fight against climate change intensifies.

Concerns around sustainability and the security of global supply chains could boost opportunities related to direct lithium extraction.

The U.K. prime minister is facing the political battle of his career.

A top diplomat from the European Union has accused Russia of not taking Brussels seriously and said it will likely backfire against Moscow.

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology also said although the shortage in semiconductors has eased, supply will remain tight for a while.

Expats advise those thinking about a move overseas to plan well, communicate openly and budget for an unexpected return home.

There's a "big risk" of real estate companies filing for insolvency when interest rates rise, said Nils Kuhlwein of consulting firm Kearney.

Despite global disruptions of supply chains during the pandemic, China's trade surplus in 2021 rose to US$676.43 billion.

The People's Bank of China cut the one-year loan prime rate by 10 basis points from 3.8% to 3.7%.

Australia is inviting backpackers because it wants to reduce labor shortages that have been made worse by Covid-19.

China's tech giants Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu and Meituan have all started investing heavily into chip development.

President Joe Biden had refused to invoke executive privilege, as Donald Trump wanted to prevent White House records from going to the January 6 riot panel.

Biden said he believes Congress will support climate and early childhood education policies contained in his Build Back Better plan.

U.K. inflation soared to a 30-year high in December as higher energy costs, resurgent demand and supply chain issues continued to drive up consumer prices.

President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he supports Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's expected move to begin tightening monetary policy.

The Nasdaq Composite fell again on Wednesday, bringing its decline from its November high to more than 10%.