World Bank, IMF relocate some staff from Ukraine, operations continue
By David Lawder
WASHINGTON - The World Bank and International Monetary Fund said on Monday they had temporarily relocated some staff from Ukraine amid rising concerns about...
US wants COVID vaccine patent waiver to benefit world, not lift China biotech
THE BIDEN administration is examining ways to ensure that a waiver of COVID-19 vaccine patents to aid poor countries will not hand sensitive US biopharmaceutical technology to China and Russia, responding to a chorus of concerns, US and industry officials say.
Chinese gatecrashers at US bases raise espionage concerns
CHINESE nationals, sometimes posing as tourists, have accessed military bases and sensitive sites in the US as many as 100 times in recent years,...
Belarus faces new sanctions over ‘state-sponsored’ piracy
BRUSSELS/KYIV — Western powers prepared to pile sanctions on Belarus and cut off its aviation links on Monday, furious after it scrambled a warplane to intercept a Ryanair aircraft and arrest a dissident journalist, an act one official denounced as ‘state piracy.’
As South Korean government proposes flexible overtime rules, some fear workers may suffer
SEOUL — The administration of South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol wants to allow people to work up to 69 hours a week —...
China’s Q2 GDP misses estimate, strengthens stimulus bets
China's economy slowed in the second quarter, data showed on Monday, as a protracted property downturn and job insecurity weighed on domestic demand, keeping alive expectations...
U.S. lawmakers ask for meeting on WTO waiver with Merkel during Washington visit
WASHINGTON - Nine Democratic U.S. lawmakers on Monday urged Germany to drop its "blockade" of a COVID-19 related waiver of intellectual property rights under...
Scaramucci out, General Kelly takes reins
WASHINGTON -- Foul-mouthed spin doctor Anthony Scaramucci was axed as White House communications director Monday, just 10 days after being named to the post...
US envoy to China expects ‘zero COVID’ policy to persist into 2023
WASHINGTON — The United States’ ambassador to China, Nicholas Burns, said on Thursday he expects Beijing’s “zero COVID” policy to persist into early 2023,...
Ukraine crisis forces world to confront its oil and gas addiction
By Megan Rowling
BARCELONA - As the war in Ukraine highlights the perils of relying on Russian fossil fuels, France has been fast-tracking efforts to wean households off oil-fired heating, insulate their...
Important dates to watch as Republicans take control in the US Congress
WASHINGTON - January brings several consequential dates for the U.S. Congress as Republicans consolidate power as a result of last November's elections with full control of...
North Korean white paper says South’s president has raised risk of nuclear war
SEOUL — North Korean state media released a white paper on Sunday accusing South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol of exposing his country to...