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Fed chief says more 'pain' ahead
AFP and Bloomberg, Published on 26/08/2022
» JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming: Taming high US inflation will inflict “pain” on American families and businesses, but failure to wrestle prices down from their current 40-year high would be even more harmful, Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell said on Friday in a highly anticipated speech to global policymakers.
Thonburi Healthcare chairman resigns after market ban
Online Reporters, Published on 26/08/2022
» Dr Boon Vanasin, the founder and chairman of Thonburi Healthcare Group (THG), is resigning from the company’s board as he faces a market ban in connection with claims he made last year about the purchase of Pfizer coronavirus vaccines.
Indonesia considers hiking fuel prices up to 40%
Reuters, Published on 26/08/2022
» JAKARTA: Indonesia may raise heavily subsidised fuel prices by 30% to 40% to manage fiscal pressure from a ballooning subsidy budget, lawmakers from President Joko Widodo’s ruling coalition government told Reuters on Friday.
Staff work to end outage at Ukraine nuclear plant as inspection prepared
AFP, Published on 26/08/2022
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Staff at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant occupied by Russian soldiers were on Friday working to reconnect its reactors to the national power grid, the state energy operator said.
UK nearly doubles energy price cap in cost-of-living crisis
AFP, Published on 26/08/2022
» LONDON - Britain announced Friday a vast 80-percent hike in electricity and gas bills, in a dramatic worsening of the cost-of-living crisis before winter as the UK awaits a new leader.
Net zero goal draws help from Japan
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 26/08/2022
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has been working closely with Japan to find ways of reducing greenhouse gas emissions throughout the capital, as the city aims to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.
France's Macron announces 'new page' in Algeria ties
AFP, Published on 26/08/2022
» ALGIERS - French President Emmanuel Macron announced a "new page" in ties with Algeria on Thursday, the first day of a three-day visit aimed at mending ties with the former French colony months after it marked 60 years of independence.
California says new cars must be zero emission by 2035
AFP, Published on 26/08/2022
» LOS ANGELES: California ruled Thursday that all new cars sold in America's most populous state must be zero emission from 2035, in what was billed as a nation-leading step to slash the pollutants that cause global warming.
Gas prices approach record peak on Russian supply fears
AFP, Published on 26/08/2022
» NEW YORK: European natural gas prices climbed Thursday towards a record peak on heightened fears over Russian supplies, while equities rose on the eve of a key speech from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
SCB X scraps Bitkub investment plan
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee and Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 26/08/2022
» SCB X Group's planned investment in Bitkub Capital Group Holdings' crypto exchange has been cancelled, amid uncertainty over Bitkub's settlement of regulatory issues with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).