Florida lottery winner claims $1.6-B prize, but identity still a secret
THE SECOND-LARGEST lottery winner in US history has come forward to claim the $1.6 billion prize, but the person’s identity may remain a secret...
Expensive energy cuts short free visits to Belgium’s ‘Garden of Santa Claus’
LA BRUYERE, Belgium — The Belgian “Garden of Santa Claus,” which every year offers a free visit to Santa’s office, bedroom, train and sleigh,...
Nike faces shareholder proposal on human rights
NEW YORK - Activist shareholder platform Tulipshare is calling on Nike to offer more transparency on working conditions in its supply chain.
In a shareholder proposal released Thursday, London-based Tulipshare requested a...
Ukraine says Russian drones threatened Danube port, key for grain exports
Ukraine’s air force on Wednesday said a large group of Russian army drones entered the mouth of the Danube river and headed toward the Izmail river port near the border with Romania.
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Japan picks Nomura Asset CEO to join central bank board
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Yoshifumi Takemoto
TOKYO - Japan's government picked Junko Nakagawa, the first female CEO of Nomura Asset Management, on Tuesday to join the central bank's fragmented nine-member...
Musk says Tesla looking at significant investment in India, after meeting Modi
Tesla chief executive Elon Musk said India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi was pushing the car maker to make a "significant investment" in the country, adding that such an announcement was expected soon,...
China, U.S. should lift COVID-19 travel bans if herd immunity reached
BEIJING - China and the United States should remove all barriers to travel between the two countries if the United States achieves herd immunity...
On vaccinating the globe, Blinken warns: ‘We have to speed this up’
NEW YORK — Vaccinating the globe against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) needs to be sped up to beat mutations of the virus, and the...
Taliban celebrates self-rule as last US troops leave Afghanistan
CELEBRATORY gunfire echoed across Kabul as Taliban fighters took control of the airport before dawn on Tuesday following the withdrawal of the last US troops, ending 20 years of war that left the Islamic militia stronger than it was in 2001.
UN aviation agency probe involves alleged release of recruitment data
MONTREAL - A recent U.N. aviation agency information security incident involved the alleged release of thousands of recruitment application data records from April 2016 to July...
Merkel to meet bereaved a year after Christmas market attack
BERLIN -- A year after an Islamic jihadist ploughed a truck into a Christmas market crowd, killing 12, Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet Monday...
Only 7 countries proved to be pandemic MVPs
FOR A YEAR NOW, Bloomberg’s COVID Resilience Ranking has tracked the best and worst places to be during the pandemic, combining data ranging from...