World - CNBC

1. UK inflation rate soars to 30-year high as cost pressures continue

2. Political setbacks dent Modi's strongman image as India heads for crucial state polls

3. Russia needs to stop clinging to the idea of reviving the Soviet Union, Ukraine ambassador says

4. Scientists warn it's too soon to relax despite omicron Covid variant proving to be less severe

5. Cruise operator Genting Hong Kong files to wind up company as cash runs out

6. Stock futures are flat after sell-off on Wall Street, more bank earnings ahead

7. Chip shortage and Covid weigh on China's smartphone market even as it bounced back from pandemic lows

8. Microsoft sets record for biggest tech deal ever, topping Dell-EMC merger in 2016

9. Microsoft to buy Activision in $68.7 billion all-cash deal

10. Billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya says 'nobody cares' about Uyghur genocide in China

11. Rudy Giuliani, three other Trump allies subpoenaed in January 6 riot probe

12. WHO says omicron won't be last Covid variant as global cases surge by 20% in a week

13. UAE vows retaliation for Houthi-claimed attack, but questions emerge over potential Iran role

14. Rising interest rates could keep a choke hold on tech and growth stocks

15. The world is hungry for lithium. Geothermal energy could transform how it's sourced

16. Dow drops 540 points, Nasdaq falls 2.6% as 10-year yield rises to 2-year high

17. China's digital yuan notches $8.3 billion in transactions in 6 months, taking a tiny share of payments

18. Shopify steps up China expansion through tie-up with e-commerce giant JD.com

19. We have a chance to end Covid emergency in 2022, WHO official says

20. Goldman CEO says he sees 'real wage inflation everywhere' after 33% jump in pay expenses