BRICS is for the fairies until China and India get serious, ‘Mr. BRICS’ says
MOSCOW — The idea of the BRICS group ever challenging the US dollar is for the fairies as long as China and India remain...
Mother sues AI chatbot company over son’s suicide
A FLORIDA MOTHER has sued artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot startup Character.AI accusing it of causing her 14-year-old son’s suicide in February, saying he became...
McDonald’s US head vows to improve safety after E. coli outbreak
MCDONALD’S scrambled on Wednesday to contain the damage from an E. coli outbreak linked to Quarter Pounder burgers that has killed one person and...
US existing home sales slide to 14-year low
WASHINGTON — US existing home sales dropped to a 14-year low in September, weighed down by higher mortgage rates and house prices.
The second straight...
Japan ex-currency diplomat Kanda set to head Asian Development Bank
TOKYO — Japan’s former top currency diplomat Masato Kanda is poised to become the next head of the Asian Development Bank, which said on...
AI decodes oinks and grunts to keep pigs happy
VIPPEROD, Denmark — European scientists have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm capable of interpreting pig sounds, aiming to create a tool that can...
Israeli military says it killed three Hezbollah commanders, 70 fighters
TEL AVIV/JERUSALEM/CAIRO — Israel’s military said it had killed three Hezbollah commanders and some 70 fighters in southern Lebanon in the past 48 hours,...
Biden: Donald Trump should be locked up ‘politically’
CONCORD, New Hampshire — US President Joseph R. Biden said on Tuesday Republican Donald Trump is a threat to Democracy and should be locked...
Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Jeffries charged with sex trafficking, prostitution
NEW YORK — Mike Jeffries, the former long-time chief executive officer (CEO) of Abercrombie & Fitch, has been criminally charged with sex trafficking and...
South Korea to supply stocks of cabbage to avert kimchi shortage
SEOUL - South Korea's government said on Wednesday it will ensure 24,000 tonnes of cabbage are supplied from national stocks to provide support during...
US remains engine of global growth in latest IMF forecasts
WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy will continue to provide most of the thrust for global growth through the balance of this year and in...
Starbucks baristas and customers have one message to new CEO: change!
Starbucks' new CEO Brian Niccol has his work cut out for him.
Tasked with reassuring investors that the company's coffee shops are still hugely popular...