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...
UN chief Guterres says global finance system fragmenting
JAKARTA — The world risks a “great fracture” of its economic and financial systems, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday at a summit...
Climate change adds workplace costs and hazards
AS TEXAS baked in this summer’s record temperatures, local UPS driver Chris Begley started feeling unwell before collapsing at a customer’s premises. The 57-year-old’s...
US to send controversial depleted-uranium munitions to Ukraine
The Pentagon on Wednesday announced a new security assistance package worth up to $175 million for Ukraine, including depleted uranium ammunition for Abrams tanks, the first time the...
Mexico’s Supreme Court upholds abortion rights nationwide, paving way for federal access
MEXICO CITY - Mexico's Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down a federal law criminalizing abortion, reaffirming an earlier ruling that criminal penalties for abortion were unconstitutional and allowing the federal healthcare system to provide services.
Mexico's highest court, which...
Summer 2023 was hottest on record, scientists say
AMSTERDAM - The summer of 2023 was the hottest on record, according to data from the European Union Climate Change Service released on Wednesday.
The three-month period from June through August surpassed previous records by...
China’s economic gloom hangs over Japan’s long-awaited recovery
TOKYO - Policymakers in Tokyo believe China's deepening economic woes could hit Japan's fragile recovery, especially if Beijing fails to shore up demand with meaningful stimulus, potentially delaying an exit from ultra-loose...