Round up of headlines 1st August 2022

UK brings in ownership register for property held by foreign companies. Infrastructure advisers are calling for a national hosepipe ban and compulsory water metering as the nation braces for drought. A deal to sell a majority stake in Thailand's largest crypto exchange to the nation's oldest bank remains stuck in due diligence more than eight months after the plan was unveiled. Russia's Chubais hospitalised in Europe - Russian journalist. South Africa's fuel pump prices will fall from record highs in August as dipping demand for crude and rising supply from producers cool the average oil costs. After peacefully expanding in their respective domains for over two decades, Asia's two richest men are increasingly treading the same ground, setting the stage for a clash. EU antitrust regulators say Viasat's Inmarsat bid needs their okay. HSBC rejects demerger of Asian business, citing huge risks. Walmart has a new sales pitch for consumers contending with soaring prices: Buy used goods. Lucky Strike maker BAT takes $1.2 bln hit from Russian exit. JD Sports sells Footasylum to Germany's Aurelius for 45 mln euros. How much of alcohol's market share can cannabis beverages take? One company says it could be as much as 20%. Lufthansa says negotiations ongoing after pilots threaten strike. Don't 'play with fire' over Taiwan, China's Xi warns in call with Biden. The push to leave London sparked by the pandemic shows no sign of slowing down, even after millions of workers returned to their city center offices. 'The government didn't do anything': Mexican, Brazilian monkeypox responses draw concern. 'Amapiano,' a genre that combine styles like jazz and house music, is exploding through South Africa, crossing borders, and set to hit a billion streams on Spotify. The US Treasury is expected to make its fourth straight reduction in a quarterly sale of longer-term debt this month, with most dealers predicting extra cutbacks for the 20-year bond. Alibaba said it would work to maintain its New York Stock Exchange listing alongside its Hong Kong listing after the Chinese e-commerce giant was placed on a delisting watchlist by U.S. authorities. England clinch Women's Euro with 2-1 extra time win over Germany. Pakistan's headline inflation continued to climb in July, as a weak currency stoked prices of food and fuel even as the nation draws close to an IMF loan. Britain begins drought planning after record heatwave. Japan's July factory activity growth slows as output, new orders contract. 

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