A global giant in technology completes a space launch as it aims to eventually send a probe to the moon. Plus, NASA launches its latest deep-space explorer and a look…
more ...US Outlines Response as Climate Change Drives Migration
Worsening climate change requires that the United States do much more to track, ease and manage flows of refugees fleeing natural disasters, the Biden administration said Thursday in what it…
more ...US Jobless Benefit Claims Dropped Again Last Week
First-time claims for U.S. unemployment compensation edged lower last week, dropping for a second straight week to their lowest point since the coronavirus pandemic swept into the United States more…
more ...Europe’s Energy Crunch Set to Worsen as Russia Refrains From Boosting Gas Exports
A week ago, President Vladimir Putin said Russia would be prepared to increase natural gas exports to help Europe with an energy crunch that has triggered soaring prices. But there…
more ...Global Supply Chain Disruption Forces US Consumers to Go Without
China is the center of manufacturing for the world, and when COVID-19 hit, manufacturing was disrupted. Producing delays gave way to shipping delays. Now it’s difficult, sometimes impossible, to get…
more ...Myanmar Junta Minister Blames Economic Woes Partly on Foreign-Backed ‘Sabotage’
Myanmar’s military-appointed authorities are doing their best to revive an economy in turmoil since a February coup and stabilize the kyat currency, a minister told Reuters on Tuesday, blaming the…
more ...Afghan Women Lose Businesses as Taliban Bar Them From Work
Afghan businesswomen say that they have been forced to close their businesses as the Taliban have imposed a ban on women working outside. Yalda Baktash has the story. Script writer:…
more ...Gamestop Mania Severely Tested Market System, Regulator Says
The U.S. stock market certainly shook when hundreds of thousands of regular people suddenly piled into GameStop early this year, driving its price to heights that shocked professional investors. But…
more ...US Treasury Department Says It Needs to Modernize Its Economic Sanctions
The Treasury Department says the economic and financial sanctions the United States has employed over the past two decades to battle global terrorism, nuclear proliferation, drug cartels and other threats…
more ...Some Zimbabweans Affected by Cyclone Turn to Bee-Keeping for Survival
After Cyclone Idai hit in 2019, some Zimbabweans turned to activities like illegal gold panning to survive. Now Voluntary Service Overseas, an international development charity, is giving them a new…
more ...‘Unintentional Gift’: US Steps into China’s Bitcoin Breach
The long sheds at North America’s largest bitcoin mine look endless in the Texas sun, packed with the type of machines that have helped the United States to become the new…
more ...China’s Economic Growth Weakens Amid Construction Slowdown
China’s economic growth is sinking under pressure from a construction slowdown and power shortages, prompting warnings about a possible shock to its trading partners and global financial markets. The world’s second-largest economy…
more ...Zimbabwe Government: No COVID-19 Shot, No Work, No Pay
Union leaders have angrily reacted to the Zimbabwean government’s announcement Sunday that workers who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 will no longer be allowed at work and will not…
more ...Unhappy With Prices, US Ranchers Look to Build Own Meat Plants
Like other ranchers across the country, Rusty Kemp for years grumbled about rock-bottom prices paid for the cattle he raised in central Nebraska, even as the cost of beef at…
more ...World Donors Seek Ways to Help Afghans, Not Taliban
At an emergency conference this week, the European Union pledged more than 1 billion dollars in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan and neighboring countries, as the United Nations warns millions of…
more ...US Donates 9.6 Million Additional COVID-19 Doses to Pakistan
The United States announced Friday an additional 9.6 million doses of Pfizer coronavirus vaccine are being shipped to Pakistan through the global vaccine-sharing COVAX initiative. The shipment brings to more than 25…
more ...Pandemic’s Economic Impact in Kenya Has Driven Some to Illegal Fishing
Kenyan authorities say the economic losses caused by COVID are driving more people to fish illegally. Poaching has tripled since last year and caused the daily catch to drop from…
more ...Pakistan Suspends Flights to Kabul Over ‘Inappropriate’ Taliban Behavior
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Thursday suspended flights to Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, over what the state-run carrier alleged was “heavy-handed” interference by the neighboring country’s ruling Taliban. The suspension came on…
more ...US Jobless Benefit Claims Dropped to Pandemic Low Last Week
First-time claims for U.S. unemployment compensation dropped last week to their lowest point since the coronavirus pandemic swept into the United States more than a year and a half ago,…
more ...Paris Threatens Retaliation in an Explosive Anglo-French Fishing Dispute
France has threatened to retaliate against Britain in yet another post-Brexit dispute, this time over fishing rights in what the British call the English Channel and the French refer to…
more ...Backed Up Los Angeles Port Links Damaged Supply Chain
President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced a plan to clear the backlog of container ships off the coast of Southern California by launching 24-hour operations at the port of Los…
more ...G-20 Pledges to Avoid ‘Premature Withdrawal’ of Economic Support
Finance ministers from the Group of 20 economies Wednesday pledged to keep economic stimulus policies in place to ensure a recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Amid ongoing risks, “We will…
more ...UN Report: Investing in Disaster Risk Reduction Saves Lives, Money
A report marking the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction finds many deaths and economic losses from natural disasters could be averted by investing in preventive risk reduction measures. Climate-related…
more ...Economic Protectionism May Prolong Shortages
From the United States to Germany, developed countries are scrambling to source energy supplies and satisfy a booming consumer demand for goods. Supply chains disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic are…
more ...Q&A: African Development Bank Chief Says Continent Ripe for Investment
Akinwumi Adesina, the president of the African Development Bank, is holding a series of meetings with senior U.S. government officials and business leaders in Washington to encourage increased investments in…
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