Half of all vehicles sold in China in July were either new pure electric vehicles or plug-in hybrids, industry data showed, a milestone that underscores how far the world’s biggest auto market has leapt ahead of Western counterparts in EV adoption.

Japan’s Nikkei 225 plunged more than 12% on Monday in what was the biggest single-day drop since ‘Black Monday’ in 1987.

Russian gas supplies to the EU via the TurkStream pipeline soared by over 40% in the first seven months of this year compared to the same period in 2023

Hugo Boss stores will reportedly reopen in autumn and Christian Dior has applied to register new trademarks in the country

Amidst the scarcity of petrol at retail outlets across the country and the demand for downward review of prices by agitated Nigerians

Several countries want to change their status in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and work more closely with the association, Putin calls to expand the use of the digital ruble, and Venezuela’s Maduro believes he’s a shoo-in to be re-elected as president. These stories topped Thursday’s newspaper headlines across Russia.