WASHINGTON – Reforming the World Bank‘s approach to risk could unlock nearly $190 billion in additional urgently needed lending for developing countries without jeopardizing its AAA credit rating, a study commissioned by the Rockefeller Foundation found. The study, carried
Russia may join China in banning Japanese seafood imports after Japan released treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea, and Moscow is seeking talks with Japan, a Russian regulator said
BEIJING — China is willing to play a “constructive” role in the success of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San
LONDON — British workers took the most sick leave in more than a decade during the past year, a survey of employers
LONDON — French consumers are buying fewer personal hygiene and household products, sacrificing tampons and laundry detergent as prices of products made
SEOUL — South Korea kicked off its first large-scale military parade in a decade on Tuesday, with weapons ranging from ballistic missiles
SEA ICE that packs the ocean around Antarctica hit record low levels this winter, the US National Snow and Ice Data Center
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden met Pacific island leaders for a second White House summit in just over a year on Monday, part of a charm offensive aimed at curbing
CIUDAD JUAREZ – Trade across the US-Mexican border has been slowed over the past week as US authorities have shut down crossings and imposed extra security checks amid an
LOS ANGELES – Video game voice actors and motion capture performers have voted to authorize a strike if negotiations on a new labor contract fail, setting the stage for another possible work stoppage in Hollywood. After
