Canadian warship passes through Taiwan Strait, drawing China’s ire
TAIPEI/OTTAWA - A Canadian warship passed through the Taiwan Strait in what Ottawa called a commitment to an open Indo-Pacific, drawing a rebuke from China that...
Powerful tornado batters Mississippi
SILVER CITY — Rescuers combed through rubble on Saturday after a powerful storm tore across Mississippi late on Friday, killing at least 25 people...
Striking Boeing union endorses 38% wage hike offer, vote set for Monday
SEATTLE - Striking Boeing workers will vote on Monday on an improved contract offer that includes a 38% pay rise over four years, a larger signing bonus and...
Thailand to get 2M doses of China’s Sinovac shots
THAILAND will get its first lot of COVID-19 vaccines from China’s Sinovac Biotech Ltd. next month, allowing the country in the middle of a resurgence of the coronavirus outbreak to begin inoculating people with the highest risks for infections.
Steel drops most since March as metals tumble on trade war fears
Steel and iron ore plunged the most since March on escalating fears over a global trade war as China vowed to retaliate after President...
Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan prevails in election test of his 20-year rule
ANKARA — President Tayyip Erdogan extended his two decades in power in elections on Sunday, winning a mandate to pursue increasingly authoritarian policies which...
Qatar Airways seeks more than $600 mln in Airbus A350 dispute
By Tim Hepher and Guy Faulconbridge
PARIS/LONDON - Qatar Airways is seeking more than $600 million in compensation from Airbus over surface flaws on A350 jetliners, according to a court...