Top US Senate Democrat Schumer warns against Republican 'brinkmanship' on spending
WASHINGTON Top U.S. Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer on Friday said House Republicans would be to blame if lawmakers
2023-09-01 23:52
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
US unemployment rate rises, wage growth cools as labor market slows
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON U.S. job growth picked up in August, but the unemployment rate jumped to 3.8%
2023-09-01 22:20
Germany prosecutes ex-Nazi camp guard aged 98
A man is accused of complicity in the murder of thousands of Sachsenhausen concentration camp inmates.
2023-09-01 22:16
Futures rise ahead of August payrolls report
By Shristi Achar A and Amruta Khandekar (Reuters) -U.S. stock index futures were higher on Friday ahead of a keenly
2023-09-01 19:59
Afghans in US struggle with uncertainty while congressional reforms stall
By Josephine Walker WASHINGTON Farzana Jamalzada fled Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover in August 2021, fearful that her
2023-09-01 18:15
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
Retired teacher sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia after tweeting criticism
A Saudi court has sentenced a retired teacher to death over his comments online, say his brother and advocacy group Human Rights Watch.
2023-09-01 08:20
US West Coast port workers ratify contract agreement
(Reuters) -U.S. dockworkers ratified a six-year contract that improved pay and benefits for 22,000 employees at 29 ports stretching from
2023-09-01 07:59
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
'Marcus Aurelius' statue seized from Cleveland museum in looting probe
The statue, believed from Turkey, is part of an antiquities smuggling probe, NY investigators say.
2023-09-01 06:46
DeSantis-aligned super PAC pleaded with donors on day of first GOP primary debate, leaked audio shows
In an urgent appeal to wealthy Republicans who had assembled in Milwaukee ahead of the first GOP presidential primary debate, top brass for the super PAC backing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told donors they needed an injection of $50 million over the next four months, according to leaked audio obtained by CNN.
2023-09-01 06:20