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S.Africa's ruling ANC debates embattled president's future

S.Africa's ruling ANC debates embattled president's future

The top leaders of South Africa's ruling party went into talks on Monday to discuss the fate of embattled President Cyril Ramaphosa on the eve of a parliamentary vote that could lead to his impeachment.

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Vodafone CEO to step down after four years at helm

Vodafone CEO to step down after four years at helm

Vodafone chief executive Nick Read is stepping down, the British telecoms group said Monday, after a four-year tenure marked by a steep fall in the company's share price.

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Head of UK broadcaster Sky News resigns after 17 years

Head of UK broadcaster Sky News resigns after 17 years

The head of Sky News will step down after 17 years, having steered the broadcaster through a tumultuous period in British political history and journalism's digital revolution.

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England's Bellingham 'has everything' but now comes biggest test yet

England's Bellingham 'has everything' but now comes biggest test yet

Jude Bellingham's outstanding display in England's 3-0 World Cup win over Senegal announced the 19-year-old's arrival among the global elite but now comes the biggest test so far of his young career.

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Stocks rise as China eases more Covid measures

Stocks rise as China eases more Covid measures

Most stocks rose on Monday as traders welcomed more easing of strict Covid containment measures in China that have hammered the world's number-two economy.

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Ghana offers local debt swap as part of IMF talks

Ghana offers local debt swap as part of IMF talks

Ghana offered investors a domestic debt swap on Monday to ease a crunch in payments as the government negotiates an IMF bailout during its worse economic crisis in decades.

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More people flee after eruption of Indonesia's Mount Semeru

More people flee after eruption of Indonesia's Mount Semeru

Rescuers evacuated more people Monday from nearby villages after the eruption of Indonesia's Mount Semeru, with officials warning of danger from cooling lava despite less activity from the volcano.

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Asian stocks rise as China eases more Covid measures

Asian stocks rise as China eases more Covid measures

Stocks rose on Monday as traders welcomed more easing of strict Covid containment measures in China that have hammered the world's number-two economy.

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Ex-Wirecard CEO goes on trial over 'unparalleled' fraud

Ex-Wirecard CEO goes on trial over 'unparalleled' fraud

Ex-Wirecard CEO Markus Braun goes on trial in Munich this week for his role in the collapse of the once celebrated payments firm, brought down by the biggest accounting fraud scandal in German corporate history.

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Five things to know about the Wirecard scandal

Five things to know about the Wirecard scandal

More than two years after the dramatic collapse of German digital payments firm Wirecard, ex-CEO Markus Braun and two former managers will go on trial for fraud.

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