South Korea flags economic slump deepening for while
SEOUL — South Korea on Monday flagged a deeper economic slowdown than expected at least through the first half of next year, and extended...
Britain is ‘resolute’ on nurses’ pay, minister says
LONDON — The British government is “resolute” it will not budge on nurses’ pay, senior minister Oliver Dowden said on Sunday, ahead of a...
Vatican dismisses Trump-supporting, anti-abortion leader from priesthood
VATICAN CITY — Father Frank Pavone, a leader of the US anti-abortion movement and a strong supporter of former president Donald Trump, has been...
Musk launches poll on whether he should quit as Twitter CEO
Twitter Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Elon Musk launched a poll on the social media platform on Sunday asking whether he should step down as...
‘I don’t trust it:’ Vaccine hesitancy lingers even as China COVID cases surge
SHENZHEN, China — Headhunter Candice knows the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections engulfing Beijing and much of China will soon hit her home of...
North Korea confirms ‘important’ spy satellite test for April launch
SEOUL — North Korea's state media KCNA said on Monday the country conducted an "important, final phase" test on Sunday for the development of...
Ministers near global deal at landmark UN nature talks
MONTREAL — Negotiators at a United Nations (UN) summit to protect nature were closing in on a new global deal on Sunday that could...
Iran’s central bank blames protests for currency’s fall
DUBAI — Iran’s central bank governor on Saturday partly blamed recent anti-government unrest for the fall of the Iranian currency to record lows, while...
N. Korea fired two ballistic missiles, says SK military
SEOUL/TOKYO — North Korea fired two ballistic missiles towards the sea off the Korean Peninsula’s east coast on Sunday, South Korea’s military said.
Japan’s Vice...
Pope in 2013 signed resignation letter in case of bad health
ROME — Pope Francis revealed in a new interview published on Sunday that after he was elected in 2013, he signed a letter of...
Elon Musk restores Twitter accounts of journalists but concerns persist
Elon Musk reinstated the Twitter accounts of several journalists that were suspended for a day over a controversy on publishing public data about the billionaire’s plane.
Twitter suspends several journalists, Musk cites ‘doxxing’ of his jet
Twitter on Thursday suspended the accounts of several prominent journalists who recently wrote about its new owner Elon Musk, with the billionaire tweeting that...