Chinese Premier Li Qianq takes a test ride on Indonesia's new high-speed railway
Chinese Premier Li Qiang has taken a test ride on Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway, which connects two Indonesian cities as part of China’s Belt and Road infrastructure initiative
2023-09-07 12:29
Greek shipper pleads guilty to smuggling Iranian crude oil and will pay $2.4 million fine
A Greek shipper has pleaded guilty to a charge over it smuggling sanctioned Iranian crude oil and agreed to pay a $2.4 million fine
2023-09-07 09:19
Biden administration cancels remaining oil and gas leases in Alaska's Arctic Refuge
The Biden administration has canceled the remaining seven oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, overturning sales held in the Trump administration’s waning days and angering Republicans
2023-09-07 08:19
WeWork, shortly after warning about its future, seeks to renegotiate nearly all of its leases
WeWork says it will renegotiate nearly all of its leases, an announcement coming just weeks after the workspace-sharing provder sounded the alarm on its future ability to stay in business
2023-09-07 02:19
Romania hosts summit to boost ties between 12 EU countries and partners
A two-day summit in Romania has started in the country's capital bringing together 12 European Union member states situated between the Baltic, Black and Adriatic Seas
2023-09-07 01:54
Joe Biden tested negative for COVID-19 on Wednesday
WASHINGTON U.S. President Joe Biden tested negative for COVID-19 on Wednesday, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters.
2023-09-07 01:46
Scholz calls for a broad pact to slash bureaucracy and modernize Germany
Chancellor Olaf Scholz has urged Germany’s opposition and regional governments to help slash a “thicket of bureaucracy” that slows down Europe’s biggest economy, as his government grapples with poor poll ratings and a reputation for internal strife half way through its term
2023-09-06 17:15
Stock market today: Asian markets are mostly lower as oil prices push higher
Shares are mostly lower in Asia after a decline on Wall Street as traders returned from a long holiday weekend
2023-09-06 13:29
Carmakers fail privacy test, give owners little or no control on personal data they collect
Cars are getting an “F” in data privacy
2023-09-06 13:24
To mask or not to mask? Biden goes both ways after first lady tests positive for COVID-19
President Joe Biden turned up in a mask for the first time in months on Tuesday, a day after his wife tested positive for COVID-19
2023-09-06 05:50
US moves to force recall of 52 million air bag inflators that can explode and hurl shrapnel
The U.S. government is taking a big step toward forcing a defiant Tennessee company to recall 52 million air bag inflators that could explode, hurl shrapnel and injure or kill people
2023-09-06 01:54
Saudi Arabia, Russia plan to extend 1.3 million barrel a day oil cut through the end of the year
Saudi Arabia and Russia have agreed to extend their voluntary oil production cuts through the end of this year, trimming 1.3 million barrels of crude out of the global market and boosting energy prices
2023-09-05 22:29