U.S. approves $95-million boost to Taiwan’s air defence system
WASHINGTON - The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale to Taiwan of equipment, training and other items to support the Patriot Air Defense System in a deal valued at...
Yellen to press development banks to aid countries hit by food insecurity
WASHINGTON - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will press multilateral development banks to channel positive net financing flows to countries hit with food insecurity...
Departing WarnerMedia CEO Kilar sees future of Hollywood in the blockchain
By Dawn Chmielewski
WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar said the future of Hollywood is in the blockchain as he prepares to leave the media company that he helped lead into the streaming era.
Mr. Kilar said he saw new...
Tesla’s Musk may add to SEC ire with late report about Twitter stake
By Hyunjoo Jin and Chris Prentice
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK - Did Elon Musk break securities laws again?
Former securities officials and professors said Musk may have missed a key disclosure deadline when he bought 9% of Twitter. And Securities and Exchange Commission...
N.Korea says it will strike with nuclear weapons if South attacks —KCNA
SEOUL — North Korea opposes war but would use nuclear weapons if South Korea attacked, Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, said on Tuesday, in a warning that analysts said is probably aimed at the South’s incoming conservative president.
Shanghai’s 26M people in lockdown after tests uncover COVID infections
SHANGHAI — Chinese authorities extended the lockdown of Shanghai to cover all of the financial center’s 26 million people on Tuesday, after city-wide testing saw new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases surge to more than 13,000 amid growing public anger over quarantine rules.
Cities driving climate change, but part of the solution — UN report
CITIES are driving the human-caused climate change that threatens the global environment, but also offer hope.
‘Now or never’: Only severe emissions cuts will avoid climate extremes – U.N. report
By Gloria Dickie
Drastic cuts to fossil fuel use. Growing forests and eating less meat. These are just some of the actions needed in this decade to contain global...
U.S. stops Russian bond payments in bid to raise pressure on Moscow
By Megan Davies and Alexandra Alper
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON - The United States stopped the Russian government on Monday from paying holders of its sovereign debt more than $600 million from reserves held...
Musk takes 9% stake in Twitter to become top shareholder, starts poll on edit...
By Nivedita Balu
Tesla Inc TSLA.O boss Elon Musk on Monday disclosed a 9.2% stake in Twitter Inc TWTR.N, worth nearly $3 billion, making him the micro-blogging site's largest shareholder and triggering a rise of more than 27%...
U.S., Europe plan Russia sanctions as Ukraine warns of more civilian deaths
By Oleksandr Khozhukar
LVIV, Ukraine - The United States and Europe were planning new sanctions on Tuesday to punish Moscow over civilian killings in Ukraine, and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned more deaths were likely to be uncovered in areas seized...
West Africa faces historic food crisis driven by conflict, price surge
By Nellie Peyton
DAKAR - West Africa is facing its worst food crisis on record driven by conflict, drought, and the impact of the war in Ukraine on food prices and availability, aid agencies said on Tuesday.
There are about...