A New Zealand doctor has sent the US embassy in Wellington an invoice for his clinic’s fuel bills, saying that President Donald Trump and his administration should take responsibility for starting a war that has sent oil prices spiralling. Shane Dunphy asked the embassy to reimburse him for the NZ$2,790.95 (US$1,600) in petrol vouchers he gave staff at Onslow Medical Centre in the capital so that ...
A New Zealand doctor has sent the US embassy in Wellington an invoice for his clinic’s fuel bills, saying that President Donald Trump and his administration should take responsibility for starting a war that has sent oil prices spiralling. Shane Dunphy asked the embassy to reimburse him for the NZ$2,790.95 (US$1,600) in petrol vouchers he gave staff at Onslow Medical Centre in the capital so that they could travel to work, The Guardian newspaper reported. “Because of the current fuel crisis,...
There is a unique similarity between the wave of off-lease EVs currently hitting the markets and the 2008 financial crisis that brought Ford heavy losses.
There is a unique similarity between the wave of off-lease EVs currently hitting the markets and the 2008 financial crisis that brought Ford heavy losses.
Human remains have been found aboard a cargo ship struck by Iran while transiting the Strait of Hormuz last month, the vessel’s owner said on Friday, after three crew members were reported missing following the attack. US-Israeli strikes on Iran in late February prompted Tehran to respond by effectively closing the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial artery for global oil supplies. The Thai-flagged Mayure...
Human remains have been found aboard a cargo ship struck by Iran while transiting the Strait of Hormuz last month, the vessel’s owner said on Friday, after three crew members were reported missing following the attack. US-Israeli strikes on Iran in late February prompted Tehran to respond by effectively closing the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial artery for global oil supplies. The Thai-flagged Mayuree Naree was struck in March while travelling through the strait after departing Khalifa port in the...
Min Aung Hlaing seized control five years ago and plunged Myanmar into conflict and economic chaos Min Aung Hlaing, the military general who plunged Myanmar into conflict and economic chaos when he took power in the 2021 coup has been appointed president, months after widely condemned sham elections. Min Aung Hlaing, who is wanted by the prosecutor of the international criminal court for crimes ag...
Min Aung Hlaing seized control five years ago and plunged Myanmar into conflict and economic chaos Min Aung Hlaing, the military general who plunged Myanmar into conflict and economic chaos when he took power in the 2021 coup has been appointed president, months after widely condemned sham elections. Min Aung Hlaing, who is wanted by the prosecutor of the international criminal court for crimes against humanity against the Rohingya Muslim minority, was voted president by lawmakers on Friday. Myanmar’s parliament is dominated by the pro-military party, which won a landslide in one-sided elections earlier this year . Continue reading...
China’s top online loan facilitators posted sharp fourth-quarter profit declines as new rules capping borrowing costs squeezed a once high-margin business. Leading platforms reported declines in revenue, profit and loan volume after a regulatory overhaul capped annualized financing costs at 24% and tightened oversight. The rules, effective Oct. 1, forced platforms working with banks and other lice...
China’s top online loan facilitators posted sharp fourth-quarter profit declines as new rules capping borrowing costs squeezed a once high-margin business. Leading platforms reported declines in revenue, profit and loan volume after a regulatory overhaul capped annualized financing costs at 24% and tightened oversight. The rules, effective Oct. 1, forced platforms working with banks and other licensed institutions to scale back higher-priced lending, driving a broad earnings downturn among U.S.- and Hong Kong-listed firms.