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Liquid Mercury today announced that ACQUA1, LLC completed the initial closing of its MERC exchange offering on September 1, 2026.

The US job market registered strong growth in August, government data showed on Friday, outperforming expectations and offering President Donald Trump's Republican Party a boost ahead of upcoming midterm elections.

Stocks mostly fell on Friday after the US economy created far more jobs than expected last August, making it more likely the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates last to rein in stubbornly high inflation.

The price of diesel -- the vital fuel used for road hauling, agriculture and construction -- hit a new record Friday in the United States, as disruption from the US war with Iran squeezes voters.

The French foreign ministry on Friday said it plans to abandon using maps with the traditional Mercator projection of the world, backing a push by Africa to give the continent a more realistic geographical representation.

Six members of the Swiss far-right Junge Tat movement went on trial in Zurich on Friday on charges including inciting hatred in disrupting LGBTQ events, as protesters rallied outside calling for their conviction.

Old Firm clashes between arch Glasgow rivals Celtic and Rangers will have no away fans this season after crowd trouble marred a Scottish Cup tie in March.

A record-breaking summer that saw more than 1,000 wildfires has torched some 540,000 hectares of land across the European Union since mid-June, according to official data -- an area more than twice the size of Luxembourg.

One look at the constructors championship standings suggests that Cadillac have struggled to get a foothold in their first season in Formula One but new team principal Marcin Budkowski insists that the opening 12 rounds have been "very respectable".

Former world triathlon champion and Olympic medallist Jonny Brownlee has announced his retirement from professional racing.

A Swiss court on Friday acquitted five people charged with homicide by negligence following a 2017 landslide that killed eight hikers and destroyed part of a village.

Mount Everest's most dangerous route and the elite ski mountaineers driven to climb it and ski down are the protagonists of a new documentary at the Venice film festival from the Oscar-winning team behind "Free Solo".

France on Friday announced more than one billion euros in emergency support for farmers after an unprecedented summer of heatwaves, wildfires and drought, but agricultural groups said the package falls short.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel next week to Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, three Latin American nations whose leaders are close to President Donald Trump, the State Department said Friday.

When Katie Taylor began boxing, she sometimes entered junior contests as "K Taylor", her hair tucked beneath her headguard so nobody would realise she was a girl.

Haze from wildfires has sent air quality to hazardous levels in parts of Borneo, Indonesian authorities said on Friday, as thousands were deployed to tackle the blazes.

Food price inflation accelerated in August as drought and conflicts impacted commodity markets, with sugar prices hitting their highest level in more than a year, UN data showed Friday.

Charles Leclerc topped the times ahead of his team-mate Lewis Hamilton as Ferrari registered a clear 1-2 to dominate Friday's opening practice on home soil at the Italian Grand Prix.

Sheltering with relatives or in temporary camps, survivors of devastating floods in Nepal say they can no longer rebuild their homes after the landscape was violently transformed, leaving them focused simply on survival.

Malaysia declared an emergency in a region of its Sarawak state on Borneo island after hazardous haze from fires in neighbouring Indonesia drove air pollution to critical levels, the prime minister's office said.

Stock markets wavered Friday in Europe after gains for most Asian markets, with all eyes on upcoming US jobs data as investors seek clues on whether the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates.

Russia's Druzhba ("Friendship") pipeline long supplied the eastern German oil refinery that provides most of Berlin's fuel -- but all that changed after Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which plunged the crucial site into an era of turbulence.

Underwear buried to test soil quality and urinals scientifically designed to prevent splashing were among the projects honoured as the Ig Nobel prizes again put a spotlight on the quirky side of science.

UFC fighter Song Yadong smiled as he recalled the roaring crowds at his latest win in Shanghai that brought him one step closer to his goal of becoming China's first champion.

German factory orders climbed in July for the third month in a row, official data showed Friday, the latest sign that the struggling industrial sector of Europe's biggest economy is gradually recovering.

India's batting superstar Smriti Mandhana has become the leading run-scorer in women's international cricket after smashing a record-breaking 124 off 64 balls in the Women's Asia Cup in Dubai.

Nepal is reeling from a deadly Himalayan glacial mountain collapse on the border with China that has killed more than 1,300 people and left upwards of 5,600 missing in both countries.

IUX has announced the two new podcast series, IUX Market Trendline and The Market Journey, expanding its educational content for audiences interested in financial markets and trading.

SPAYZ.io will join Forex Expo Dubai 2026 on 22–23 September at the Dubai World Trade Centre, bringing its latest payment solutions across Africa to one of the industry’s key meeting points for Forex brokers, Fintech companies, and trading professionals. This year, the team will focus on how local payment infrastructure can support Forex businesses entering and scaling across African markets.

Swiss star Audrey Werro and Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo, along with newly-minted world record holders Masai Russell and Alison dos Santos, headline the second half of the two-day Diamond League finals in Brussels on Saturday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has slammed his security services after a shootout between rival agencies in Kyiv this week, saying he planned dismissals of high-ranking officials.

If the AfD wins key regional elections on Sunday and becomes the first far-right party in post-war Germany to form a state government, experts fear far-reaching consequences for security and defence.