Jet2holidays ready to fill void left by Thomas Cook's collapse

Jet2holidays' chief executive Steve Heapy says that the company would continue and expand operations in Turkey.

Nigerians turn to technology to fight hunger

A young software engineer Oscar Ekponimo developed an app, Chowberry, which connects grocery stores with non-profits and non-profits with hungry people.

Microsoft overtakes Amazon as second most valuable US company

Apple Inc tops the list at over $1 trillion after crossing that threshold in September. Microsoft’s market capitalisation was Wall Street’s highest in late 1998 through early 2000 before the dot-com bubble burst.

Iran says exercising restraint despite 'unacceptable' US sanctions

Qatar is trying to "defuse escalating tensions" across the Persian Gulf, Al Jazeera reports amid allegations of oil tanker sabotage, a drone attack by Yemen's Iranian-allied rebels and deployment of US warships and bombers to the region.

Hong Kong Protests: Protest leaders reject Lam's offer for dialogue

Protest leaders in Hong Kong have rejected an inquiry into police violence during weeks of anti-Beijing rallies. They say the investigation has no independence and lacks credibility. And as Liz Maddock reports, they've pledged to continue a peaceful path...

Money Talks: Japan’s latest J-Pop band “Virtual Currency Girls”

At the start of this century, almost any company that added .com to its name saw its stock surge. Now rebranding yourself as a 'Bitcoin' or 'blockchain' firm is having the same effect. But when a Japanese girl band does the same, you know that something i...

Europe Wildfires: Portugal battles fires as heatwave continues

The heatwave sweeping through Europe has claimed more victims. Officials in Spain have confirmed that two more people have died in record high temperatures. The heatwave is beginning to ease, but as Ruby Zaman reports, its effects across Europe will be fe...