Over 1,500 South African businesses closed in 2025, revealing a dual narrative of voluntary shutdowns and rising compulsory liquidations amid economic challenges.
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Asian markets rally on renewed US rate cut hopes
Asian markets rallied and the dollar weakened on Monday as a closely watched US inflation gauge dipped in April, reviving hopes that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this year. The PCE report came after figures showed eurozone inflation topped forecasts in April, though observers were still optimistic the European Central Bank will cut rates this week.
Rupert Murdoch marries again at age 93
Media magnate Rupert Murdoch has married for the fifth time at age 93, tying the knot with a retired molecular biologist a quarter century younger than him. Zhukova, who emigrated to the United States from Russia, is a retired molecular biologist.
Nvidia boss unveils AI products ahead of Taiwan expo
Nvidia on Sunday unveiled new products and plans to accelerate the advance of artificial intelligence, with the AI hardware titan's CEO telling a packed stadium in Taipei that "the next industrial revolution has begun".
'They must find work': Germany pushes jobs for Ukraine refugees
Like a million of her compatriots, hairdresser Valentyna Vysotska fled Ukraine for Germany when Russia invaded. "My German isn't great but my boss, my colleagues and the clients are all very understanding," Vysotska, 54, told AFP. As far as Chancellor Olaf Scholz is concerned, Vysotska is an example he wished he could see more of.
S. Korean president to host Africa summit eyeing minerals, trade
South Korea will aim to secure critical mineral imports and boost trade ties with Africa as President Yoon Suk Yeol hosts dozens of heads of state from the continent at a major summit on Tuesday.
Feeling flush: Japan's high-tech toilets go global
As Japan plays host to a record influx of tourists, one of the country's more private attractions -- the high-tech toilet -- is becoming a must-have in luxury bathrooms worldwide. Bidets are "popular everywhere" but it's still a "private experience" and "weird to talk about" for some customers.
Meet Neo Px: the super plant that attacks air pollution
It may look like an innocent green plant, but its name evokes something far closer to a robot or interstellar rocket. Protected from the elements, several thousand modified pothos plants, green speckled with white, awaited their turn to be potted, packed and shipped.
Boeing Starliner's crewed launch abruptly halted, again
Boeing's second attempt at launching a crew aboard its troubled Starliner spaceship was dramatically aborted Saturday with just minutes left on the countdown clock, yet another setback for a program that has faced years of delays.
China making youth unemployment a 'top priority'
At a job fair for soon-to-be graduates in central Shanghai, recruiters sat bored under washed-out tarpaulins as rain and an apparent lack of interest kept potential young employees away.
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