How business travel may never be the same again
BERLIN/MILAN — Sylvia Burbery is delighted that she no longer spends most of her life traveling for work.
“I am grateful that the pandemic has forced us...
Housing crisis in Spain’s cities drives homelessness
MADRID — Francisco Carrillo sobbed with relief as he lay on the bed in his new apartment in Madrid provided by a charity after...
What’s in a papal name? An agenda for the Catholic Church
VATICAN CITY — When Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio emerged onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica after the conclave of March 2013, few outside...
Delta’s spread seen pushing herd immunity threshold above 80%
THE SPREAD of the Delta coronavirus variant has pushed the threshold for herd immunity to well over 80% and potentially approaching 90%, according to an Infectious Diseases Society of America briefing on Tuesday.
Hurricanes, floods bring $120 billion in insurance losses in 2022
FRANKFURT/MUNICH — Hurricane Ian in the United States and floods and Australia helped to make 2022 one of the costliest years on record for...
China accuses Australia of deliberate provocation in South China Sea
BEIJING - China accused Australia on Friday of deliberately provoking it with a maritime patrol in the disputed South China Sea this week, saying...
South Korean health workers drop strike plans after agreement
SEOUL — South Korean frontline health workers on Thursday dropped plans to strike after they reached an agreement with the government on their demand for increased staffing and better work conditions during last-ditch negotiations overnight.
UAE withdraws bid for 2026 World Bank-IMF meetings in favor of Qatar
DOHA — The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has withdrawn its bid to host the 2026 World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) meeting and...
Russia, China wrangle with US over UN resolution on Gaza ceasefire plan
UNITED NATIONS - Russia and China, which hold veto powers in the UN Security Council, raised concerns on Thursday with a US draft resolution that would...
Jared Leto wears giant ‘Choupette’ costume to Met Gala
NEW YORK — An enormous fluffy, white, blue-eyed Burmese cat mascot ascended the Metropolitan Museum of Art steps on Monday in homage to Karl...
Car bombs at busy Somalia market intersection killed at least 100, president says
MOGADISHU - The two car bombs that exploded at Somalia's education ministry next to a busy market intersection killed at least 100 people and wounded 300, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said on Sunday, warning the death toll could rise.
Saturday's attack...
Russia vows to respond to greater Western involvement in Ukraine
KYIV — Russia will respond to the West’s growing involvement in the Ukraine conflict although direct conflict with NATO is not in Moscow’s interests, Russia’s deputy foreign minister said on Tuesday after Washington pledged more military aid for Kyiv.