Morning Chronicle - round-the-clock business news in six languages

London -

IN THE NEWS

US asks Honduras to extradite ex-president suspected of drug trafficking

US asks Honduras to extradite ex-president suspected of drug trafficking

The United States has asked Honduras to extradite former president Juan Orlando Hernandez who is suspected of drug trafficking, a Honduran official who declined to be named told AFP on Monday.

Read more
French stores bring back chitchat at the checkout

French stores bring back chitchat at the checkout

Every day at 9:00 am sharp, 72-year-old Gisele shows up at her local hypermarket in western France to "cheat loneliness".

Read more
Italy woos UNESCO with 'magical' espresso coffee rite

Italy woos UNESCO with 'magical' espresso coffee rite

A shot of dark, velvety coffee is more than just a quick caffeine hit: Italy's espresso is a prized social and cultural ritual the country considers a national heritage worthy of UNESCO status.

Read more
Dodging sheep poo to slalom star: Ryding's unlikely Olympic journey

Dodging sheep poo to slalom star: Ryding's unlikely Olympic journey

British skier Dave Ryding's route to the men's Olympic slalom on Wednesday is anything but conventional -- he learned to ski while dodging sheep droppings on a dry slope in northwest England.

Read more
Myanmar junta says 'easy to substitute' Japan's Kirin after exit

Myanmar junta says 'easy to substitute' Japan's Kirin after exit

Myanmar's junta on Tuesday dismissed the latest exit from the country by a foreign company after last year's coup, saying beer brewed in partnership with departing Japanese drinks giant Kirin would be "easy to substitute."

Read more
Mum's the word as 'relieved' Eileen Gu adds silver to Olympic gold

Mum's the word as 'relieved' Eileen Gu adds silver to Olympic gold

Eileen Gu needed a pep talk from her mum midway through Tuesday's freeski slopestyle final to win her second medal of the Beijing Olympics, but the Californian-born Chinese sensation fell just short of another gold.

Read more
Teenage skater Valieva in action as fury mounts over Olympic reprieve

Teenage skater Valieva in action as fury mounts over Olympic reprieve

Teenage Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva starts her bid for a second gold medal on Tuesday at the Beijing Olympics, as anger mounts over the decision to allow her to compete despite failing a drugs test.

Read more
No Williamson, Taylor as New Zealand aim to break S.Africa drought

No Williamson, Taylor as New Zealand aim to break S.Africa drought

New Zealand enter unfamiliar territory when the first Test against South Africa begins in Christchurch on Thursday, without batting greats Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson.

Read more
US asks Honduras to extradite ex-president suspected of drug trafficking: source

US asks Honduras to extradite ex-president suspected of drug trafficking: source

The United States has asked Honduras to extradite former president Juan Orlando Hernandez who is suspected of drug trafficking, a Honduran official who declined to be named told AFP on Monday.

Read more
Japan PM to call Ukraine leader over invasion fears

Japan PM to call Ukraine leader over invasion fears

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will speak with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky later Tuesday, a government source said, as Tokyo expressed "grave concern" about the risk of a Russian invasion.

Read more