DeSantis ends 2024 run, endorses Trump as New Hampshire vote looms
SEABROOK, New Hampshire — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis ended his fading presidential campaign on Sunday and endorsed Donald Trump just two days before the...
What if deglobalization is good for emerging markets?
Four trends are set to shape the world in the decades ahead: energy cost differentials, rising wages in China, nearshoring supply chains, and remote...
World’s supply of chips in danger unless Taiwan gets vaccines
BACK in February, as the world was beating a path to Taiwan’s door for help to tackle a shortage of semiconductors, the health minister got into a scrap with China over COVID-19 vaccines.
Trump reposts lewd remark about Harris on his social media site
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday reposted a lewd social media remark about Vice-President Kamala Harris, the latest in a volley of demeaning...
High airfares to persist as travel booms — airline exec
THERE’S NO END in sight to the high airfares that are a mainstay of the world’s post-pandemic travel boom, according to Asia’s biggest low-cost...
North Korea criticizes G7 as ‘remnant of the Cold War’
SEOUL - North Korea criticized the Group of Seven countries as a "remnant of the Cold War" that causes conflicts for their own interests and violates other countries' sovereignty, its...
UK warships to sail for Black Sea in May as Ukraine-Russia tensions rise –...
British warships will sail for the Black Sea in May amid rising tensions between Ukraine and Russia, the Sunday Times newspaper reported, citing senior...
Trump says he may give China reduction in tariffs to get TikTok deal done
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would be willing to reduce tariffs on China to get a deal done with TikTok's Chinese parent ByteDance...
Korean pop band BTS taking a break to work on solo projects
BTS, the South Korean band that spearheaded a global K-pop craze, is taking a break as a group to work on solo projects, the...
Federal Reserve’s Kashkari says recession possible, but high inflation would be worse for the...
MINNEAPOLIS Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari on Tuesday said the Fed’s interest-rate hikes and a possible pullback in lending after two bank failures...
Ally of Nawaz Sharif nominated to replace him
ISLAMABAD -- A close ally of ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday submitted papers in parliament to become the new premier, part...
Colombia Amazon deforestation rose in first half of the year
BOGOTA — Deforestation in Colombia’s Amazon rose to 52,460 hectares (129,631 acres) in the first half of the year and could finish close to 11% higher in 2022, the environment ministry said on Wednesday.