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Financial crisis

Ignore gold’s message at your peril

For global financial markets, dealing with chaos means turning to gold.
For global financial markets, dealing with chaos means turning to gold.

Tunisians revive protests in Gabes over pollution from state chemical plant

People march on the 15th anniversary of the 2011 uprising to protest over pollution caused by chemical emissions from the state-owned Tunisian Chemical Group's phosphate complex, demanding its closure, in Gabes, Tunisia December 17, 2025. REUTERS/Khaled Nasraoui
People march on the 15th anniversary of the 2011 uprising to protest over pollution caused by chemical emissions from the state-owned Tunisian Chemical Group's phosphate complex, demanding its closure, in Gabes, Tunisia December 17, 2025. REUTERS/Khaled Nasraoui

G20 countries' medium-term growth to be weakest since 2009 crisis, IMF says

Schoolchildren holding umbrellas walk across the road from a G20 banner as South Africa prepares to host the G20 Summit on November 22-23, in Johannesburg, South Africa, November 18, 2025. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
Schoolchildren holding umbrellas walk across the road from a G20 banner as South Africa prepares to host the G20 Summit on November 22-23, in Johannesburg, South Africa, November 18, 2025. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

The Prabowo doctrine behind move to honour Suharto

Activists during a protest against former Indonesian President Suharto, who was named a national hero, outside the Ministry of Culture building in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Nov 10.
Activists during a protest against former Indonesian President Suharto, who was named a national hero, outside the Ministry of Culture building in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Nov 10.

Spain's exiled former king feels abandoned by son, according to memoir

Copies of the book \"Reconciliation\" written by former King Juan Carlos I of Spain, inside the Galignani bookstore in Paris, France, November 5, 2025. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Copies of the book \"Reconciliation\" written by former King Juan Carlos I of Spain, inside the Galignani bookstore in Paris, France, November 5, 2025. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

General strike, protests paralyse Tunisia's Gabes over pollution crisis

Children play on the beach with the Tunisian Chemical Group’s (CGT) phosphate complex visible in the background, in Gabes, Tunisia, October 16, 2025. REUTERS/Jihed Abidellaoui
Children play on the beach with the Tunisian Chemical Group’s (CGT) phosphate complex visible in the background, in Gabes, Tunisia, October 16, 2025. REUTERS/Jihed Abidellaoui

Thousands protest in Tunisia's Gabes over pollution crisis

IFR chair warns unsuitable club owners may have to sell up

Soccer Football - Championship - Sheffield Wednesday v Stoke City - Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, Britain - August 16, 2025 Seats in the stands read \"Chansiri\" named after the owner of Sheffield Wednesday Dejphon Chansiri Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers
Soccer Football - Championship - Sheffield Wednesday v Stoke City - Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, Britain - August 16, 2025 Seats in the stands read \"Chansiri\" named after the owner of Sheffield Wednesday Dejphon Chansiri Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers

Donor nations provide emergency financial aid to Palestinian Authority, Norway says

A Palestinian boy stands amidst the rubble as he inspect the site of Israeli strikes on houses at Shati (Beach) refugee camp, amid an Israeli military operation, in Gaza City, September 26, 2025. REUTERS/Ebrahim Hajjaj
A Palestinian boy stands amidst the rubble as he inspect the site of Israeli strikes on houses at Shati (Beach) refugee camp, amid an Israeli military operation, in Gaza City, September 26, 2025. REUTERS/Ebrahim Hajjaj

Commentary

The climate crisis may also be a ticking financial time bomb

A woman carrying a baby wades through a flooded area in Manila North Road following heavy rains brought by Typhoon Co-may in Minalin, Pampanga, Philippines, July 25, 2025. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
A woman carrying a baby wades through a flooded area in Manila North Road following heavy rains brought by Typhoon Co-may in Minalin, Pampanga, Philippines, July 25, 2025. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.