Mexico reports 53% increase in flesh-eating screwworm cases since July
Mexico has recorded 5,086 cases of flesh-eating screwworm in animals as of August 17, a 53% jump from the number of cases reported in...
Fed’s Cook will sue to keep her job as Trump mulls replacement
WASHINGTON — US Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook will file a lawsuit to prevent President Donald J. Trump from firing her, a lawyer for...
Obituary: Hussam al-Masri, the Reuters journalist killed by Israeli fire in Gaza
HUSSAM AL-MASRI, the Reuters journalist killed by Israeli fire on Monday while operating a live video feed at Gaza’s Nasser Hospital, reported on the...
Indonesia says US agrees to tariff exemption for its palm oil, cocoa and rubber
JAKARTA — The United States has agreed in principle to exempt Indonesian exports of cocoa, palm oil and rubber from the 19% tariff imposed...
Trump’s steep tariffs on India take effect
NEW DELHI - U.S. President Donald Trump's doubling of tariffs to as much as 50% on goods from India took effect as scheduled on...
Taiwan to name former TSMC board member as new economy minister, official media says
TAIPEI - Taiwan's government will announce the appointment of former board member of chipmaker TSMC Kung Ming-hsin as the new economy minister after his...
New Zealand to introduce laws to speed up approval of new supermarkets
SYDNEY - New Zealand said on Wednesday it would introduce laws in November to fast track the approval process for new supermarkets in a...
South Korea’s Lee dodges ‘Zelensky moment’ at high-stakes Trump summit
SEOUL — South Korea’s Lee Jae Myung narrowly avoided what he called a “Zelensky moment” after US President Donald J. Trump welcomed him to...
Trump fires Fed governor Cook over improprieties in getting mortgage loans allegations
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON — US President Donald J. Trump on Monday said he was firing US Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook over alleged improprieties in...
Sri Lanka rolls the dice on casinos to power post-crisis tourism boom
COLOMBO — Tourists have long flocked to Sri Lanka for its pristine beaches, wildlife safaris and ancient Buddhist sites. Now, its first Marxist president...
‘Powerful optics’: China’s Xi to welcome Putin, Modi in grand show of solidarity
BEIJING — President Xi Jinping will gather more than 20 world leaders at a regional security forum in China next week in a powerful...
China calls on state-owned firms to boost industrial aid to Tibet
BEIJING - Chinese state-owned enterprises should deepen industrial aid to Tibet, including increasing infrastructure investment and development, China's state assets regulator said in a statement on...