HAMBURG: Germany’s coalition government on Wednesday allowed a Chinese firm to buy a reduced stake in a Hamburg port terminal, after Chancellor Olaf Scholz resisted calls to ban the controversial sale outright over security concerns.

BEIJING: Millions of people in China were under tight COVID restrictions on Wednesday as sporadic outbreaks across the country prompted business closures and disruption at the world’s largest iPhone factory.

Paris: US tech giant Meta confirmed a global outage was affecting its messaging service WhatsApp on Tuesday and said it was working to restore the service “as quickly as possible”.

SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA, Chile: The turquoise glimmer of open-air pools contrasts sharply with the dazzling white of salt flats in Latin America’s “lithium triangle,” where hope resides for a better life fueled by a metal bonanza.

BRUSSELS: The European Union stressed Tuesday that it remained committed to seeing the full Brexit agreement with Britain upheld-especially on Northern Ireland-as it congratulated Rishi Sunak on becoming its new prime minister.

BERLIN: Germany’s government is eyeing a compromise that would allow a Chinese firm to take a smaller-than-planned stake in a Hamburg container terminal, after Chancellor Olaf Scholz rejected banning the sale outright.

Brussels: Economic activity in the eurozone plummeted further in October and Germany, the EU’s top economy, looks headed for a recession, a closely watched survey said Monday.

Kuwait: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, announced its platinum sponsorship of the ninth eGovernment Forum (EGOV9).

JACOBABAD, Pakistan: Generations of Rahim Buksh’s ancestors have labored in the rice paddies and wheat fields surrounding Pakistan’s hottest city, no strangers to intense summers or monsoon rains.