August 30, 2023 10:09 PM

Ukrainian drones strike several regions in Russia

Several Russian regions came under attack by a swarm of drones in the early hours on Wednesday (30th August 2023). The drones hit an airport in the city of Pskov causing a huge blaze and damaging four military transport planes. Pskov Governor Mikhail Vedernikov said the Russian military repelle...

August 30, 2023 8:53 PM

Wall Street indexes end sharply higher after drop in monthly job openings

On Wall Street, key indexes ended sharply higher yesterday (29 August 2023), lifted by Tesla, Nvidia and other mega-cap growth stocks after a drop in monthly job openings cemented expectations of a pause in interest rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 293 poi...

August 30, 2023 8:50 PM

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Asian markets end little changed

Asian markets ended little changed today (30 August 2023). So, Japan's Nikkei-225 index gained 0.3 percent; South Korea's Kospi index rose 0.4 percent and China's Shanghai Composite index ended marginally higher. But, the Hong Kong's Hang Seng index ended marginally lower and Sin...

August 30, 2023 8:29 PM

US Open: Iga Swiatek to take on Daria Saville in second round

In US Open Tennis, world No. 1 and defending champion Iga Swiatek of Poland  will take on Australia’s Daria Saville in the second round at the Arthur Ashes Stadium in New York tonight. In another match, second seed and three-time winner Djokovic of Serbia will face Spain’s Bernabe Zapata Mirall...