UK pork producer pays £4M to hire Filipino butchers
One of the UK’s biggest pork producers has spent £4 million ($4.8 million) hiring butchers from the Philippines, after a staffing crisis threatened to...
In Britain, nurses prepare for unprecedented strike over pay
GOSPORT, England/LONDON — Chukwudubem Ifeajuna, a nurse in the south of England, loves his job, but next month will walk out for two days...
Slower Fed hikes spell relief from Tokyo to Buenos Aires
FRANKFURT — The Federal Reserve’s signaling of a slowdown in the pace of US interest rate hikes takes pressure off global peers to keep...
Weapons industry booms as Eastern Europe arms Ukraine
PRAGUE/WARSAW — Eastern Europe’s arms industry is churning out guns, artillery shells and other military supplies at a pace not seen since the Cold...
China hustles on summit sidelines to challenge US outreach
When Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo sat together last week to watch a trial run of a new China-backed...
Singapore’s gig workers to get work injury, pension coverage
SINGAPORE — Singapore will extend work injury insurance and pension coverage to food delivery and ride-hailing workers under proposed legislative changes that it aims...
Anwar Ibrahim becomes Malaysia prime minister
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim was sworn in as prime minister on Thursday, capping a three-decade political journey from a protege of veteran leader Mahathir Mohamad to protest leader, a prisoner convicted of sodomy and opposition leader.
China’s coronavirus infections hit record as economic outlook darkens
BEIJING — China reported a record high number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections on Thursday, with cities nationwide imposing localized lockdowns and other curbs that are darkening the outlook for the world’s second largest economy.
US retailers add cameras to deter holiday crime
NEW YORK — Retailers ranging from Walmart to Barnes & Noble are installing cameras or locking away items to deter shoplifters and thieves as they brace for a post-pandemic rush of holiday shoppers this year.
Indonesia struggles to get aid to quake survivors, rescue continues
CIANJUR, Indonesia — Indonesian authorities struggled on Thursday to get aid to thousands of evacuees displaced by a deadly earthquake in western Java, as rain-triggered landslides and difficult mountainous terrain hampered the efforts of rescue teams.
Bankers pour cold water on red hot coal
LONDON — It’s the best of times, it’s the worst of times. At least when it comes to mining coal.
Apple supplier Foxconn apologizes for hiring blunder at COVID-hit China plant
TAIPEI/SHANGHAI — Apple’s major supplier Foxconn said on Thursday a “technical error” occurred when hiring new recruits at a COVID-hit iPhone factory in China and apologized to workers after the company was rocked by fresh labor unrest.