JOHANNESBURG: South African retailer Steinhoff said an independent report had found it had overstated profits over several years in a $7.4 billion accounting...
JOHANNESBURG: South African retailer Steinhoff said an independent report had found it had overstated profits over several years in a $7.4 billion accounting...
Oulu, Finland: How far would you go to win 10,000 euros ($11,300)? On a blisteringly cold night in northern Finland, hopeful entrepreneurs plunge...
NEW YORK: Women across the economic spectrum are more vulnerable than men to losing their jobs to technology, according to a study released...
WASHINGTON: A decade after the housing bubble burst in the United States, affordable homes are available to as little as 20 per cent...
WASHINGTON: Boeing's newest version of its best-selling airliner ever was supposed to boost its fortunes for years to come. Instead it has turned...
Subdued inflation in India is proving to be a dilemma for Prime Minister Narendra Modi weeks before a crucial vote. While most politicians...
Havana: In Havana, there's a shop selling a camera for more than $25,000 -- roughly 850 times the average monthly wage in Cuba....
Accra: As Ghana's urban landscape gently slides by the train window, Shaibu Amoah swells with pride. The 37-year-old has been helping to renovate...
Miami: As the United States has quickly ratcheted up sanctions against Venezuela to pressure Nicolas Maduro, bankers say they are shying away from...
NAIROBI: Global exploitation of natural resources - from water, sand and timber to oil, coal and gemstones - has more than tripled in...
Using energy-efficient light bulbs, low-flow toilets and environmentally friendly heating and cooling systems cut the utility bills of some 550,000 renters over the...
LONDON: Social businesses trying to solve a diverse range of problems, from homelessness to gender inequality, the refugee crisis to plastic pollution often...
NEW YORK: A radical decrease in greenhouse gas emissions is needed if farmers are to have time to prepare for major changes in...
LONDON: The BBC, Britain's public broadcaster, is to be investigated over suspected discrimination following complaints that women have been paid less than men,...
DETROIT: Honda is recalling about 1.2 million vehicles in North and Central America because their Takata air bag inflators can explode and send...
KUALA LUMPUR: Southeast Asia's largest ride-hailing firm Grab said on Monday it is to train its millions of drivers to spot victims of...
LONDON: Businesses looking to win British government contracts must do more to help society, tackling issues such as modern slavery and climate change,...
LONDON: As climate change accelerates, the United Nations Environment Assembly will this week consider whether to start assessing, and setting rules on, technologies...
