Facebook whistleblower Haugen urges Zuckerberg to step down
By Catarina Demony and Clara-Laeila Laudette
LISBON - In her first public address since she leaked a trove of damaging documents about Facebook's inner workings, whistleblower Frances Haugen urged her...
‘Time for action’, Queen Elizabeth tells climate change summit
By William James
GLASGOW - Britain's Queen Elizabeth told the United Nations climate change summit on Monday that "the time for words has now moved to the...
Why Christmas ornaments are about to get more expensive
THIS YEAR, the Chinese city of Yiwu — the world’s biggest hub for the manufacture of plastic reindeer, twinkle lights and other Christmas paraphernalia — is feeling a Grinch-like pinch.
Japan ruling party’s election win takes pressure off PM for bigger spending
TOKYO — The ruling party’s solid victory in Japan’s parliamentary election on Sunday will likely take pressure off Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to inflate the size of a pandemic-relief stimulus package, easing market fears of massive bond issuance.
Japan PM Kishida, strengthened by election win, lays out broad policy plans
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, invigorated by a surprisingly strong election victory, signaled on Monday he would pursue defense policies aimed at deterring China, address climate change and accelerate recovery from the pandemic.
Australia eases international border restrictions for first time in pandemic
SYDNEY — Australia eased its international border restrictions on Monday for the first time during the coronavirus pandemic, allowing some of its vaccinated public to travel freely and many families to reunite, sparking emotional embraces at airports.
COP26 aims to banish coal. Asia is building hundreds of power plants to burn...
UDANGUDI, India/TOKYO — On the coastline near India’s southern tip, workers toil on a pier carrying a conveyor belt that cuts a mile into the Indian Ocean where the azure waters are deep enough for ships to berth and unload huge cargoes of coal.
G20 offers little new on climate, leaving uphill task for COP26
ROME — Leaders of the Group of 20 (G20) major economies agreed on a final statement on Sunday that urged “meaningful and effective” action...
World leaders seek ways to strengthen global supply chains
ROME — US President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., and 16 other world leaders on Sunday discussed action to make supply chains more resilient in...
World makes new bid to avert climate disaster
GLASGOW —- World leaders will start descending on the Scottish city of Glasgow on Sunday for the United Nations COP26 summit, billed as a make-or-break chance to save the planet from the most calamitous effects of climate change.
Thailand’s reopening is a major test for pandemic-era tourism
THAILAND is ending quarantine for vaccinated visitors from more than 60 countries, the biggest reopening gamble in Asia and one that could mark a turning point for the revival of mass tourism during the pandemic.
US, EU strike trade deal to remove steel, aluminum tariffs
THE US and the European Union (EU) have reached a trade truce on steel and aluminum that will allow the allies to remove tariffs on more than $10 billion of their exports each year.