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Travis Kelce says wedding to Taylor Swift was 'best night of my life'
American football star Travis Kelce described on Wednesday his secretive early July wedding to pop sensation Taylor Swift as "the best night of my life."
US stocks mostly up after data shows slightly lower inflation in July
Wall Street stocks mostly gained following slightly better US consumer pricing data but an uptick in Treasury bond yields suggested lingering unease about inflation.
Russian economy rebounds in second quarter despite Ukrainian strikes
The Russian economy rebounded in the second quarter thanks to consumer demand, official data showed Wednesday, despite mass Ukrainian drone strikes on the country's e-commerce and oil industries.
Brazil orders suspension of Discord livestreams after teen suicide
Brazil's data protection agency on Wednesday ordered Discord to suspend livestreams, accusing the messaging platform of failing to protect children and adolescents after a teen girl was allegedly incited to commit suicide during a broadcast.
Knot and Venmo Team Up to Make Venmo the Effortless Way to Pay
Knot, the leading merchant connectivity platform, today announced they are partnering with Venmo to make it easy for millions of users to set Venmo as their saved payment method wherever they shop. Knot lets Venmo users make Venmo the way they pay at some of their favorite merchants, directly from the Venmo app and without manually entering their details.
Europe looks to the skies as solar eclipse cast its shadow
Millions of people will turn their gaze towards the heavens on Wednesday to witness one of nature's greatest spectacles -- a rare total solar eclipse -- as it sweeps towards mainland Europe to briefly turn day into night.
In Moscow, Russians worry about new fuel shortages
The Russian capital braced Wednesday for a possible fresh wave of fuel shortages as drivers queued nervously to fill up tanks after recent Ukrainian strikes.
At least 44 drown after ferry overturns on Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba
Search and rescue operations continued Wednesday after a government passenger ferry capsized on Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba, claiming at least 44 lives, authorities said.
US inflation slows slightly in July despite elevated fuel prices
US consumer inflation slowed slightly in July, government data showed, with a virtual stalemate in the US-Iran war giving consumers some respite from sharp price increases at the gasoline pump.
US consumer inflation slows slightly in July despite elevated fuel prices
US consumer inflation slowed slightly in July, government data showed, with a virtual stalemate in the US-Iran war giving consumers some respite from sharp price increases at the gasoline pump.
Erdogan eyes expansion of regional defence pact
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday he hoped more countries would join a defence agreement signed last week between Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan aimed at stabilising a region wracked by conflict.
WallStreetPR Releases Report on China’s Gold Purchases and African Mining Investment
WallStreetPR, a financial news and publishing company, today released a report examining China's central bank gold purchases and the accompanying expansion of Chinese mining capital into Africa's gold sector. Read the full report at WallStreetPR
Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji dies aged 97
Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji, whose market reforms helped drive the country's extraordinary economic rise, died Wednesday at the age of 97.
Skywatchers gather in Europe to see total solar eclipse
The streets of typically quiet Spanish villages were clogged by skygazing tourists on Wednesday in anticipation of a rare total eclipse that would plunge areas into an eerie daytime darkness.
Markets steady awaiting US inflation data
Financial markets largely steadied Wednesday as traders awaited publication of US inflation data that is set to help guide the Federal Reserve on its plans for interest rates.
WHO says Trump vaccine shake-up goes against evidence
The World Health Organization warned Wednesday that Donald Trump's bid to overhaul child vaccination in the United States went against "decades of evidence".
China's C919 jet makes first international commercial flight
China's homegrown C919 jet completed its first international commercial flight on Wednesday, a symbolic step towards Beijing's goal of challenging the decades-long aerospace dominance of Boeing and Airbus.
Mideast war impact on travel bookings fading, TUI says
German travel giant TUI said Wednesday that bookings were returning to normal levels despite the ongoing Mideast war, as it presented its latest financial results.
Foxconn posts quarterly profit surge on AI server demand
Taiwanese tech hardware titan Foxconn reported on Wednesday a forecast-busting second quarter net profit, as exploding demand for artificial intelligence servers needed in data centres powered the company's growth.
Toyota ex-chief Okuda, pioneer of the Prius, dead at 93
Former Toyota head Hiroshi Okuda, credited with championing the pioneering Prius hybrid and turning the Japanese automaker into a global titan, has died aged 93, the firm said Wednesday.
Art or medicine? Japan's cosmetic tattoo artists in limbo
Tattoo artist Remy painstakingly injects tiny dots of pigment into Koki Hatanaka's bald scalp to mimic hair follicles, performing a grey-zone cosmetic procedure increasingly in the crosshairs of Japanese health authorities.
Parched and desperate for rain, Kazakhstan turns to cloud-seeding
There were only arid steppes in sight when a small plane took off from an airport in southern Kazakhstan, embarking on a delicate mission: bringing rain for the scorched earth below.
2.4 million girls banned from Afghan schools since Taliban return: UNESCO
Around 2.4 million girls in Afghanistan have been denied access to secondary education since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, the United Nations said Tuesday, urging an end to such "discrimination".
Amplify Capital Group Advises Fast5Xpress on Strategic Sale to Chemical Guys
SCOTTSDALE, AZ / ACCESS Newswire / August 12, 2026 / Amplify Capital Group ("Amplify"), a leading mergers and acquisitions advisory firm specializing in the car wash industry, is pleased to announce that it served as the exclusive financial advisor to Fast5Xpress, owned by Clark Investment Group, in its strategic sale to Chemical Guys, one of the world's leading automotive appearance brands.
Allied Universal Recognized as One of America's Best Private Companies for 2026
IRVINE, CA / ACCESS Newswire / August 12, 2026 / Allied Universal®, the world's leading security and facility services provider, today announced that it has been named to TIME Magazine's inaugural list of America's Best Private Companies 2026.
Southern Energy Renewables Positions for Global Energy Competition with a Focus on China, Military & Space, and Fossil-Fuel Price Parity, with 1.8 Billion Revenue and 900 Million EBITDA Merger
Southern Energy Renewables underscores a path to competing with established fossil-fuel and Chinese chemical and fuel producers without relying on permanent tax incentives
Southern Energy Corp. Announces Spudding of Cotton Valley Test Well at Williamsburg and Appointment of Market Maker
CALGARY, AB / ACCESS Newswire / August 12, 2026 / Southern Energy Corp. ("Southern" or the "Company") (TSXV:SOU)(AIM:SOUC), an established producer with natural gas and light oil assets in Mississippi, announces that, further to the announcement of the Joint Venture Wellbore Participation Agreement with a strategic partner on May 26, 2026, the Company has spudded the Terrible Creek 21-2 #2 Cotton Valley test well in the Williamsburg Field on August 11, 2026. This is the first of two farm-out commitment wells planned for drilling this year whereby Southern will pay roughly 50% of the gross drill and completion costs of US$3.9 million per well, corresponding to 50% working interest. The Company expects the well to be drilled to a planned total depth of approximately 19,000 feet. Completion and testing operations are expected to commence after the drilling rig has been moved off site.
Total solar eclipse to spellbind Europe
Millions of Europeans will contemplate the sky in awe on Wednesday as a rare total solar eclipse crosses part of the continent and plunges a swathe of Spain into eerie daytime darkness.
Oil prices higher, stocks mixed ahead of inflation report
Oil prices bounced around before finishing higher Tuesday while global stocks were mixed as markets awaited a key inflation report expected to influence upcoming monetary policy decisions.
California calls Paramount's threat to leave state 'blackmail'
California accused Paramount of "blackmail" on Tuesday over a reported threat to pull the company out of the state because of lawsuits aimed at stopping its mega-merger with Warner Bros.
Heatwave hits evicted families sleeping rough in Rome
For hundreds of people recently kicked out of a social centre in Rome, extreme heat is proving an added strain on top of a dispute highlighting the Italian capital's housing crisis.
US company stokes Greenland tensions by unloading drilling gear
A US energy exploration company has sparked an outcry by unloading drilling equipment without authorisation on the east coast of Greenland, the autonomous Danish territory coveted by US President Donald Trump.