South Korean, Canadian leaders vow cooperation on clean energy, North Korea threat
The leaders of South Korea and Canada have vowed to strengthen their security and economic cooperation to address challenges posed by North Korea and expand Canadian supplies of minerals crucial to South Korea’s technology industry as they held a summit in Seoul
2023-05-17 18:21
Futures edge higher as debt ceiling talks grind on, Target results eyed
U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Wednesday as top lawmakers inched closer to a deal to avert
2023-05-17 18:16
Abortion pill ban appeal to be heard by 3 GOP-nominated judges ahead of expected return to Supreme Court
An appeals court hearing Wednesday in the blockbuster abortion pill case will set the stage for how the Supreme Court will eventually approach the legal dispute, where anti-abortion activists are asking the courts to pull the main drug used in medication abortions off the market.
2023-05-17 17:28
Black people in the US had a higher risk of death in 2020 compared to their White counterparts, study finds
Excess deaths among Black people jumped in 2020, reversing years of progress in reducing the gap in mortality compared with White people, a new study found.
2023-05-17 17:26
Biden to leave Wednesday for shortened overseas trip to Japan
President Joe Biden once hoped his trip to Asia this week would strengthen American alliances, counter China's influence and prove to Americans he's got the stamina for another term in office.
2023-05-17 17:18
Senate GOP Covid origins probe finds circumstantial evidence but no 'smoking gun' to support lab leak theory
A Republican-led investigation into the origins of Covid-19 has unearthed additional, though circumstantial, evidence supporting the theory that the virus likely escaped from a lab in Wuhan, China, but it did not find any "smoking gun" evidence to prove the theory, according to a new report released on Wednesday.
2023-05-17 17:18
In Taiwan, former UK PM Truss warns against appeasing China
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Former British prime minister Liz Truss said in Taiwan on Wednesday the West must avoid appeasing China and
2023-05-17 17:15
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy loses appeal against corruption conviction
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has lost his appeal against a 2021 conviction for corruption and influence-peddling at the Paris court of appeals.
2023-05-17 16:57
Out of vetoes, Portugal president enacts law allowing euthanasia
LISBON Portugal's conservative President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has signed a bill decriminialising euthanasia into law in the
2023-05-17 16:29
France's Sarkozy loses corruption appeal, must wear electronic tag
By Tassilo Hummel PARIS French former president Nicolas Sarkozy lost his appeal against a 2021 conviction for corruption
2023-05-17 15:56
New Zealand police say hostel fire that killed 6 was arson, launch homicide investigation
New Zealand police say they believe a fire that killed at least six people in a Wellington hostel was arson and launched a homicide investigation
2023-05-17 15:50
Taiwan's Kuomintang to pick New Taipei City mayor as presidential candidate - source
By Sarah Wu and Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan's main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party will pick New Taipei City mayor
2023-05-17 15:23