To TikTok or not to TikTok? One GOP candidate joins the app even as he calls it 'digital fentanyl'
Republican presidential hopefuls have largely shunned TikTok, the hugely popular video-sharing app that many conservatives accuse of being a spy mechanism for China
2023-09-26 00:24
EU Commission blocks Booking's planned acquisition of flight booking provider Etraveli
The European Union’s executive arm is blocking leading U.S. online travel agency Booking from acquiring Sweden’s flight booking provider Etraveli Group
2023-09-25 23:22
Interest rates will stay high 'as long as necessary,' the European Central Bank's leader says
The head of the European Central Bank says interest rates will stay high enough to restrict business activity for “as long as necessary” to beat back inflation because upward pressure on prices “remains strong.”
2023-09-25 22:47
FDA skeptical of experimental ALS treatment pushed by patient advocates
The Food and Drug Administration meets this week to consider a much-debated treatment for Lou Gehrig’s disease
2023-09-25 22:22
Latest talks between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt over mega dam on the Nile end without breakthrough
The latest talks over the mega dam Ethiopia is building on the Nile River’s main tributary have broken up without an agreement
2023-09-25 19:56
The chairman of Hong Kong's leading journalist group found guilty of obstructing a police officer
The chairman of Hong Kong’s leading journalist group has been found guilty of obstructing a police officer in a case that sparked concerns about the city’s declining press freedom
2023-09-25 17:49
A Taiwan golf ball maker fined after a fatal fire for storing 30 times limit for hazardous material
Taiwan authorities have fined a golf ball manufacturer $75,000 and warned of criminal charges after a major factory fire killed nine people and left one other missing
2023-09-25 17:26
Biden administration announces $1.4 billion to improve rail safety and boost capacity in 35 states
The Biden administration has awarded more than $1.4 billion to projects that improve railway safety and boost rail capacity, with much of the money coming from the 2021 infrastructure law
2023-09-25 17:19
Huawei starts product launch event by thanking China for its support
By Yelin Mo and Brenda Goh BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Huawei Technologies kicked off a product launch event on Monday by thanking
2023-09-25 16:51
Thailand receives the first Chinese visitors under a new visa-free policy to boost tourism
Top Thai officials have welcomed hundreds of Chinese tourists at Bangkok’s international airport on the first day of a new visa-free entry program that officials say will boost tourism
2023-09-25 15:51
EU commissioner, in China, calls for more balanced trade and warns that Ukraine could divide them
The European Union’s trade commissioner has called for a more balanced relationship with China, noting a trade imbalance of nearly 400 billion euros ($425 billion)
2023-09-25 14:56
Stock market today: Asian shares mostly lower after Wall St has its worst week in 6 months
Shares in Asia are mostly lower, with only Tokyo advancing, after Wall Street wheezed to more losses with its worst week in six months
2023-09-25 14:24