With foreign tourists gone, Balinese rediscover seaweed farming
NUSA LEMBONGAN, Indonesia — Before the coronavirus pandemic took its grip on Indonesia, the pristine beaches of Lembongan island lapped by the Indian Ocean...
Europe pledges half a billion euros to lure scientists as Trump battles universities
PARIS — The European Union (EU) and France on Monday announced half a billion euros worth of incentives to lure scientists to the continent,...
Thailand trims 2024 growth forecast despite strong Q1, as weak exports weigh
BANGKOK — Thailand trimmed its economic growth forecast for 2024 on Monday despite a better-than-expected expansion in the January-March quarter, saying exports were projected...
WHO fine-tunes advice on COVID masks for public, health workers
GENEVA — The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday tightened guidelines on wearing face masks, recommending that, where COVID-19 is spreading, they be worn...
Vietnam set to build $67-B high-speed rail
HANOI — Vietnam’s parliament approved laws on data protection and electricity, as well as a resolution supporting a $67-billion high-speed rail project on Saturday,...
In China’s export hub of Yiwu, traders shrug off Trump’s tariffs
YIWU, China - Traders in China's export manufacturing hub of Yiwu shrugged off U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs and moves against China on Sunday, with some saying they...
Harris campaign raises $55 mln over two weekend events, campaign official says
LAS VEGAS - Kamala Harris' U.S. presidential election campaign raised $55 million during two events this weekend, a campaign official said on Sunday.
The Democratic candidate and...
UN data: Global patent filings drop nearly 2% as innovation falters
GENEVA - Patent filings slipped last year by nearly 2% in the first fall in 14 years amid economic uncertainty, the U.N. patent agency said on...
Second booster shields elderly from COVID but protection wanes quickly
A FOURTH DOSE of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine lowered rates of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among the elderly but the protection against infection appeared short-lived, a large study in Israel has found.
US warns Russia may stage video as pretext to invade Ukraine
WASHINGTON/MOSCOW/KYIV — Russia has formulated several options as an excuse to invade Ukraine, including the potential use of a propaganda video showing a staged...
Ukraine and U.S. discuss how to make minerals fund operational by year-end
WASHINGTON - Ukraine and the United States have discussed how to make a minerals fund operational by the end of the year and the fund's first meeting is...
Suspected terror attack injures pedestrians outside UK parliament
London -- A car crashed into barriers outside Britain's Houses of Parliament in a suspected terror attack on Tuesday, injuring a "number of pedestrians"...