David Harewood: Actor says the government should apologise for slavery
David Harewood visits a stately home built using the profits of plantations where his ancestors were enslaved.
2023-09-06 00:20
Amazon nations fall short of agreed goal to end deforestation
A summit in Brazil sees the countries that share the Amazon basin agree only to a new alliance on the issue.
2023-08-09 10:29
Ukraine war causes birth rate to slump
The country's birth rate has fallen 28% since Russia invaded, official statistics indicate.
2023-08-02 00:21
No happy dance in the cards as Fed ponders resilient US economy
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON With the Federal Reserve steaming toward another interest rate hike this week, policymakers face
2023-07-25 18:15
Israel researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov held captive in Iraq since March
Elizabeth Tsurkov was kidnapped in Baghdad by a Shia militia, Israeli officials say.
2023-07-06 19:59
Ireland's domestic economy to remain robust, predicts think tank
But there are risks to the economy, including high core inflation and signs of a weakening export market.
2023-06-29 14:26
New Zealand: Economy slips into recession after interest rate hikes
The country's central bank has aggressively raised interest rates since October 2021.
2023-06-15 11:52
Pakistan's target of 3.5% GDP in 2023-24 fiscal year "realistic" - finance minister
ISLAMABAD Pakistan's finance minister said on Saturday a projection in the government's budget of 3.5% economic growth for
2023-06-10 16:17
Debt ceiling package does little to address America's major fiscal problems
Although it's named the Fiscal Responsibility Act, the compromise debt ceiling package that President Joe Biden signed into law this past weekend doesn't do much to fix the nation's enormous financial challenges.
2023-06-06 20:58
India's RBI chief says inflation moderated, flags El Nino worries
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India's inflation has moderated, but lingering weather-related uncertainties still pose headwinds, the governor of the Reserve Bank
2023-05-24 16:16