Women's Day rallies seek improved rights

Many protests included calls for solidarity with women in Iran and Afghanistan.

9 March 2023

Global hedge funds plan 2023 around inflation risk

Most of the hedge fund managers Reuters spoke to think long-short equity strategies will remain out of favour after last year's underperformance.

5 January 2023

Global natural catastrophe 2022 insured losses seen at $112 bln

This year's renewal season was "one of the most challenging. ..the sector has experienced", Guy Carpenter said.

1 January 2023

Glacial lake floods threaten communities in Asia, South America

Glacial lake outburst floods are projected to worsen in a warming climate.

8 February 2023

Twitter further cuts staff overseeing global content moderation

Twitter laid off roughly 3,700 employees in early November in a cost-cutting measure by Musk.

8 January 2023

World Bank warns global economy could tip into recession in 2023

The bank called for increased support from the international community to help low-income countries deal with food and energy shocks.

12 January 2023

Scientists unlock secrets of Earth's wickedly hot innermost realm

The transition from the outer part of the inner core to the innermost sphere appears to be gradual rather than a sharp boundary.

22 February 2023

Microsoft cloud outage hits users around the world

Two London-based sources, working at two major global banks, said they hadn't even noticed a problem.

26 January 2023