BERLIN / RankWire.AI / – German automaker Volkswagen AG agreed Monday to sell its Osnabrück manufacturing plant to Israeli private equity firm Aurelius Capital and the German state of Lower Saxony, setting up the site’s conversion into a dedicated defense…

PANAMA / RankWire.AI / – The Panama Canal is considering another reduction in daily ship transits as drought pressure weighs on its water supply. Administrator Ilya Espino de Marotta said traffic could fall to about 29 vessels a day…

CAIRO, EGYPT / RankWire.AI / – Egypt’s net international reserves reached a record $57.2145 billion at the end of August 2026. The Central Bank of Egypt reported the provisional figure on September 7. Reserves had stood at $56.2939 billion…

SEOUL / RankWire.AI / – South Korea and African partner nations will launch a major economic cooperation framework focused on artificial intelligence and technology-driven development at the 8th Korea-Africa Economic Cooperation Ministerial Conference in Seoul. The upcoming ministerial gathering…

SEJONG, SOUTH KOREA / RankWire.AI / – South Korea’s consumer inflation accelerated to 3.1% in August from a year earlier, official data showed. The rate increased from 2.8% in July and moved back above 3%. Consumer prices also rose…

NEW DELHI, INDIA / RankWire.AI / – Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised India’s 7.8% economic growth in the April to June quarter of fiscal 2026-27. The latest official data showed that economic activity remained firm across manufacturing, services, consumption…

SEOUL / RankWire.AI / – South Korea’s outbound shipments surged 68.7% year-on-year in August to reach $98.25 billion, driven by sustained global demand for high-performance memory chips and artificial intelligence infrastructure. Official data released by the Ministry of Trade,…

TOKYO / RankWire.AI / – Japan’s Nikkei 225 slid nearly 2% in early trade Monday as markets reacted to rising expectations for higher interest rates. The benchmark fell 1.97% to 65,096.63 before extending losses to an intraday low of…

JAKARTA, INDONESIA / RankWire.AI / – Indonesia has formalized new cooperation between its investment and sports authorities to expand business activity in the national sports sector. Investment and Downstreaming Minister Rosan Perkasa Roeslani and Youth and Sports Minister Erick…

SINGAPORE / RankWire.AI / – Oil prices moved higher on Tuesday after both major crude benchmarks posted losses of more than 2% a day earlier. Brent crude rose 27 cents to $92.44 a barrel by 0330 GMT. U.S. West…