Saudi HQ: Kingdom will require foreign firms to set up shop
Saudi Arabia has offered firms a package of incentives including tax breaks to urge them to set up shop in the kingdom.
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US deep freeze shutters Texas oil refineries, disrupts pipelines
Texas produces roughly 4.6 million barrels of oil a day and is home to some of the US's largest refineries.
Iran and Qatar discuss region, nuclear deal in high-level talks
Gulf neighbours lay the groundwork for Doha to act as a mediator between Tehran and its regional rivals.
DRC: Dozens killed, hundreds missing in Congo River boat disaster
At least 60 people died when boat carrying 700 sank in the Congo River, minister of humanitarian action says.
US seeks to defuse diplomatic spat with Turkey
Turkey had summoned the US ambassador, infuriated by conditionality of US statement on deaths of 13 Turks.
WHO approves Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID vaccine for emergency use
Shot developed by University of Oxford and AstraZeneca is cheaper and easier to distribute than some other offerings.
Parler, the conservative social media platform, back online
Removed from web hosting services in January, Parler is a favourite of conservatives who decry 'censorship'.
Mitch McConnell’s big bet: Trump is not the future of the GOP
In an effort to set up the Republican Party for long-term success, he has magnified intraparty tensions.
NATO will leave Afghanistan when ‘time is right’: Stoltenberg
The Taliban must do more to meet the terms of a 2020 peace deal with the US before withdrawal, says NATO chief.
DRC President Felix Tshisekedi appoints Sama Lukonde Kyenge as PM
Kyenge, head of state mining company Gecamines, replaces Ilunga Ilunkamba who lost a vote of no confidence last month.
Tehran calls US seizure of Iranian oil an ‘act of piracy’
A US official said that Washington had sold more than a million barrels of Iranian fuel seized under sanctions.
Bitcoin on the path to $50,000 as Wall Street’s interest grows
More companies are beginning to add services for cryptocurrencies, although the asset class remains lightly regulated.
S Africa: Zuma could face jail after corruption inquiry snub
Former South African President Jacob Zuma did not comply with court order to appear before the panel probing corruption.
Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala becomes first woman, African to lead WTO
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala formerly served as Nigeria's finance minister and spent 25 years at the World Bank.
In Pictures: Desperation to migrate grows in battered Honduras
Poverty, gang violence, COVID-19 pandemic and devastation wrought by hurricanes are driving migration out of Honduras.
Zimbabwe receives first batch of Sinopharm vaccines
Country receives 200,000 jabs from state-owned Chinese manufacturer, with 600,000 expected to arrive next month.
After hitting vaccine milestone, UK eyes way out of lockdown
As death rates remain high, PM Johnson is acting cautiously, but some within his party are demanding quicker action.
Turkey’s Erdogan accuses US of backing ‘terrorists’ in Iraq
Turkey has been angered by the American support to Kurdish rebels in Syria.
The ‘superspreaders’ behind COVID-19 conspiracy theories
Investigation identifies people and groups behind some of the most viral misinformation about coronavirus origins.
Group urges foreign officials to locate, freeze Myanmar assets
Activist group says Myanmar military controls $5.7bn in foreign currency reserves, facilitating ‘brutal’ repression.