Sri Lanka Seeks to Restructure $19.8 Billion of Local Debt
Sri Lanka is seeking to restructure about $19.8 billion of local bills and bonds, equivalent to half of
2023-06-30 15:26
More than 100 million in the US are under air quality alerts as Canadian wildfires continue emitting dangerous smoke
More than 100 million people are under air quality alerts Friday from Wisconsin to Vermont and down to North Carolina, as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to waft south, though conditions are expected to improve slowly into the weekend.
2023-06-30 15:25
China’s Economic Woes Are Multiplying — and Xi Jinping Has No Easy Fix
It was meant to be the year China’s economy, unshackled from the world’s strictest Covid-19 controls, roared back
2023-06-30 14:55
Facebook urged to suspend strongman leader over video threatening violence
The oversight board for Facebook's parent company Meta Platforms on Thursday said Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen should be suspended from the social media site for six months for posting a video violating rules against violent threats.
2023-06-30 14:50
Shropshire funding boost to house homeless refugees
Shropshire Council announces plans to buy 10 more homes for those who have fled Afghanistan.
2023-06-30 14:28
Philippine Bond Dynamics Are Poised for a Shakeup Due to Policy Pivot
Shorter-maturity Philippine bonds look increasingly favorable relative to longer-dated ones, aided by the central bank’s pivot to an
2023-06-30 14:27
US urges appeals court to uphold Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking conviction
By Jonathan Stempel and Jack Queen NEW YORK The U.S. government has urged an appeals court to uphold
2023-06-30 14:24
Man Who Took Part in Capitol Attack Arrested Near Obama’s Home
A man who took part in the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol was arrested Thursday night
2023-06-30 14:22
Asia shares steady as weak China data fuel stimulus hopes, yen frail
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE Asian stocks inched higher on Friday as weak factory activity data from China stoked
2023-06-30 14:20
Homer Hogues, among the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, dies 2 days after the death of his wife. He was 96
Homer Hogues, one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, died this week in Dallas, just two days after the death of his wife, according to an obituary provided by his family. He was 96.
2023-06-30 13:55
US targets China over semiconductors
(Reuters) -U.S.-China tensions over semiconductors began with the Trump administration's trade war and have ratcheted up under President Joe Biden's
2023-06-30 13:51
British soldier Shareef Amin returns to Ukraine after life-changing injury
Shareef Amin was lucky to survive shrapnel and bullet wounds but is still "going back to help".
2023-06-30 13:48