Record numbers resign in France as bargaining power balance shifts — labor ministry
More French employees than ever quit their jobs at the end of 2021 and start of 2022, as the balance of bargaining power shifts away from employers, a labor ministry study showed.
US to declare 23 species, including ivory-billed woodpecker, officially extinct
The ivory-billed woodpecker, whose last confirmed sighting was nearly 80 years ago, is one of 23 federally protected species that would be officially declared...
Cambodia detects first case of Omicron coronavirus variant
PHNOM PENH - Cambodia has detected the country's first case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in a local woman who had travelled...
US Treasury warns crypto firms on Russia cybersecurity threat — source
The US Treasury Department has reached out to cryptocurrency companies about their cybersecurity controls amid concerns that Russia could wage retaliatory cyber attacks in...
Do not sabotage Iran deal with new conditions, West tells Russia
By Francois Murphy, John Irish and Parisa Hafezi
VIENNA - Western powers on Tuesday warned Russia against wrecking an almost completed deal on bringing the United States and Iran back into compliance with the 2015 nuclear accord, as Iran's top negotiator...
Kuwait announces ‘giant’ oil discovery
CAIRO — Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) said on Sunday it had made a “giant” oil discovery in the Al-Nokhatha field east of the Kuwaiti...
Democrats gain momentum in money race
WASHINGTON/CHICAGO -- Democrats raised more money than Republicans in 2017 in some key midterm congressional districts, even as the Republican National Committee (RNC) leveraged...
EU facing backlash over some green policies
BRUSSELS — What a difference five years make. During the last European Union (EU) elections in 2019, hundreds of thousands across the 27-nation bloc...
US bombers fly over Korean peninsula in show of force
SEOUL/TOKYO -- South Korea said its air force conducted an exercise with two US nuclear-capable bombers above the Korean peninsula on Thursday, two days...
Japan, US to form missile plan in case of Taiwan emergency, Kyodo says
TOKYO - Japan and the U.S. aim to compile a joint military plan for a possible Taiwan emergency that includes deploying missiles, Japan's Kyodo...
In hidden message on White House website, Biden calls for coders
WASHINGTON — The recently updated website for the White House of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., carried an invitation for tech specialists savvy enough...
10,000 US hotel workers strike as contract talks break down
NEW YORK - Some 10,000 US hotel workers began a multi-day strike in several cities on Sunday after contract talks with hotel operators Marriott International, Hilton...