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Amazon.com Inc has secured the right to buy a 2% stake in Just Eat Takeaway.com's Grubhub and will offer no-fee access to the service for a year to U.S.

The two also warned that a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, which Beijing views as its territory, would cause a massive disruption to global commerce and industry.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have detained several foreigners, including Britain's second most senior envoy in Tehran, for alleged acts of spying such as taking soil samples in restricted areas, state television reported on Wednesday.

G20 foreign ministers travel to the resort island of Bali this week for a meeting that will be overshadowed by the war in Ukraine, with Russia's attendance creating rifts in the bloc as host Indonesia tries to mediate.

Within a little over 24 hours, 43 ministers and their Tory MP aides had quit, mostly from more junior positions outside the cabinet, while Gove was sacked.

Britain's new finance minister Nadhim Zahawi pledged on Wednesday to rebuild and grow the struggling economy and said he would look at all policy options, including possible tax cuts.

The European Union plans to become the top investor in the world's tallest dam in Tajikistan, EU officials told Reuters, in a move aimed at helping Central Asia cut its reliance on Russian energy and part of EU's answer to China's Belt and Road Initiative.

Monsoon rains kill 77 in Pakistan

OPEC secretary general Barkindo dies unexpectedly at 63

China is fighting nascent COVID-19 flare-ups across the country with mass testing and fresh restrictions, including in weary Shanghai where new cases have been linked to a building which houses a karaoke lounge that was operating illegally.

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne will set out her minority government's priorities on Wednesday and spell out how she will try to navigate a new era of political uncertainty and work with a fragmented parliament.

Argentina's leftist populist Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is gaining power behind the scenes after a government shakeup, redrawing battle lines within a weakened ruling Peronist coalition ahead of elections next year.

S.Africa honours 21 youngsters killed in tavern tragedy

Iran said on Wednesday it sought a strong and lasting nuclear agreement with world powers following talks with U.S.

On July 11 last year, Cuba appeared poised for political change.

With crude prices around $100 a barrel and COVID-19 restrictions largely gone, the Calgary Stampede looks to reclaim its place this year as Canada's biggest oil industry party.

Hopes that the Polish central bank's monetary policy tightening cycle may be nearing its end could be shattered by government policies aiming to support domestic demand and ease the pain of inflation in a pre-election year, economists say.

Bank of England chief economist Huw Pill warned on Wednesday that Britain's economy would slow to a crawl over the next 12 months and repeated his preference for a "steady-handed" approach to raising interest rates.

Viva! Spain bull-running fiesta returns after pandemic pause

Russian businessman Vladimir Potanin is likely to be the biggest barrier to a potential $60 billion merger between Russia's largest metals producers Nornickel and Rusal, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.

British markets braced for more political uncertainty on Wednesday, with investors keen to see if the new finance minister loosens the purse strings and wondering whether Prime Minister Boris Johnson will survive an exodus of support.

The player may go on strike to try to force an exit this summer

An Austrian woman was viciously mauled to death by a shark while snorkelling at the bay of Sahl Hasheesh on the Red Sea coast on Friday.

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria has been found in some pork products in UK during tests by a non-profit called World Animal Protection.

The Monegasque has lost out on possible race wins at least twice this season due to pit stop strategy

The police in Germany have sought the general's public help to identify a possible murder victim by her teeth.

Italy has declared a state of emergency in its five northern regions as it faces its worst drought in 70 years.

Omid Scobie claimed Prince Charles' senior aide briefed journalists about the royal's meeting with Lilibet to distract from his "dirty cash" scandal.

Meghan Markle is said to be 'looking for a political advisor' to guide her to a spot in the White House.