Gabon country profile
Provides an overview of Gabon, including key dates and facts about this west African country.
2023-09-01 23:56
Hong Kong closes schools and cancels hundreds of flights as Typhoon Saola arrives
Schools and businesses closed while hundreds of flights were canceled in Hong Kong and other parts of southern China on Friday as Typhoon Saola swept close to the coast, bringing strong winds and heavy rain in what could be the region's strongest storm in five years.
2023-09-01 22:29
Dutch government to press ahead with Schiphol flight cap as airlines protest
By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The Dutch government is set to press ahead with plans to cap the number of
2023-09-01 20:30
Ecuador prison violence: Dozens of guards taken hostage
More than 60 officials are held in separate jails, as car bombs target the country's prisons authority.
2023-09-01 16:58
Oligopolies Curb Nigeria’s Efforts to Tame Inflation, Study Says
Reforms are needed in Nigeria to increase competition and reduce the ability of large and dominant firms to
2023-09-01 15:52
Thailand's ousted former leader Thaksin Shinawatra asks King for royal pardon
Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has submitted a request for a royal pardon, the outgoing justice minister said, just over a week after his dramatic return to the country from more than 15 years in self-exile.
2023-09-01 11:58
UAW files unfair labor practice against GM, Stellantis
By David Shepardson (Reuters) -The United Auto Workers union said on Thursday it filed unfair labor practice charges with the
2023-09-01 08:47
Hong Kong hunkers down as super typhoon Saola approaches
HONG KONG Hong Kong braced for the arrival of super typhoon Saola on Friday as authorities raised the
2023-09-01 07:52
Texas top court lets ban on gender treatments for minors take effect
By Brendan Pierson The Texas Supreme Court on Thursday allowed a state law banning gender-affirming care for transgender
2023-09-01 05:52
Texas ban on public drag performances blocked by judge
By Daniel Wiessner A federal judge in Texas on Thursday temporarily blocked the state's law limiting public drag
2023-09-01 05:19
Biden says he'll travel to Florida on Saturday following Hurricane Idalia
President Joe Biden said Thursday that he plans to travel to Florida Saturday morning after Hurricane Idalia battered the state earlier this week.
2023-09-01 02:56
Prigozhin alludes to threats in new video release
The video appears to have been filmed shortly before the Wagner chief died in a plane crash near Moscow.
2023-09-01 01:17