Vietnam PM Fighting for Future as Economy Lags Growth Target
While disagreements are common between elected leaders and central bankers, they’re unusual in one-party, Communist-run nations. When they
2023-08-28 15:48
North Korea: Country eases Covid rules to let in citizens stuck abroad
Many North Koreans were stranded overseas after the country shut its borders in early 2020 to keep Covid out.
2023-08-28 15:45
Argentina Lifts Wages, Welfare in Defiance of IMF Austerity Push
Argentina’s Economy Ministry announced measures to improve government workers’ salaries and funnel money toward retirees and poorer families,
2023-08-28 09:57
China’s summer of climate destruction
China sees both extreme heat and devastating floods, including in areas where flooding was unheard of.
2023-08-28 07:54
Zambia-Egypt plane seizure: The cash and fake gold that no-one is claiming
Mystery surrounds a plane from Egypt loaded with money, fake gold and guns that was seized in Zambia.
2023-08-28 06:57
France to ban female students from wearing abayas in state schools
The education minister says female Muslim students will not be allowed to wear the loose-fitting robe.
2023-08-28 04:17
Man's triathlon death marked with Stourbridge minute's silence
Brendan Wall's death during the Ironman race is remembered during a football match.
2023-08-28 02:20
Rome authorities tackle Colosseum rat infestation
Tourists post videos of rodents roaming near the ancient amphitheatre, attracted by piles of litter.
2023-08-27 15:54
Slower US Job Growth to Support Fed Patience
Employment growth in the world’s largest economy probably cooled and wage increases moderated in August, suggesting a further
2023-08-27 14:26
Evidence found of German mass execution by French Resistance after D-Day
Casings and coins at a site in central France suggest prisoners were shot by the French Resistance after D-Day.
2023-08-27 09:19
The indiscriminate devastation of Canada's raging wildfires
Fires in western Canada have burned homes and ripped up trees, laying them down "like toothpicks".
2023-08-27 09:15
Kenya power cuts: Airports boss sacked as tourists left stranded
Many homes are without electricity since Friday and Nairobi's main airport was plunged into darkness.
2023-08-26 23:27