IMF urges pact to boost its resource quota, strengthen world economy
NEW DELHI - It is vital to increase quota resources for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) before year-end, its chief, Kristalina Georgieva, said on...
Morocco earthquake kills more than 2,000; survivors sleep rough
AMIZMIZ, Morocco — Moroccan earthquake survivors huddled for a night in the open on the High Atlas Mountains on Saturday, a day after the...
British heatwave brings hottest day of 2023 so far
LONDON — Britain recorded its hottest day of 2023 so far on Saturday, with provisional data showing a high of 33.2 degrees Celsius (91.8...
Rakuten CEO touts Viber’s ability to counter Russian ‘fake news’ during Kyiv visit
KYIV — Hiroshi Mikitani, the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Rakuten Group, on Saturday touted the ability of his company’s Viber messaging...
North Korea unveils first tactical, nuclear-armed submarine
North Korea has launched its first operational "tactical nuclear attack submarine" and assigned it to the fleet that patrols the waters between the Korean peninsula and Japan, state media said on Friday.
Submarine No....
Nearly all world’s population exposed to global warming over June-Sept – study
SINGAPORE - Nearly all of the world's population experienced higher temperatures from June to August as a result of human-induced climate change, according to a peer-reviewed research report published late on Thursday.
The northern...
China coast guard repeats opposition to Philippines’ grounded warship
BEIJING (UPDATE) - China's coast guard said it had warned and followed Philippine vessels on Friday near the Second Thomas Shoal in the South...
Mosquito-borne dengue grows deadlier in South Asia as planet warms
DHAKA/KATHMANDU (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Mosquito-borne dengue fever is taking a heavy toll on South Asian nations this year as Bangladesh grapples with record deaths and...
IMF, World Bank to step up cooperation on climate, debt, digital transition
WASHINGTON - The International Monetary Fund and World Bank on Thursday issued a rare joint statement pledging to step up their cooperation to address climate change, debt vulnerabilities and countries' digital transitions.
The statement, released ahead of a G20 leaders summit in India...
Developing countries propose $100-B climate damage fund
BRUSSELS — Developing countries have proposed that a new U.N. fund unlocks at least $100 billion by 2030 to address irreversible damage caused by...
Thai government plans handouts, fuel price cuts to revive economy
BANGKOK — Thailand’s new government plans to give each citizen a 10,000 baht ($282) handout, delay debt payments and lower energy prices in a...
South Korea’s Yoon says rules-based order crucial in South China Sea
SEOUL — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Thursday any attempts to change the status quo by force in the South China...