UK salad crisis: Gov’t tells grocers to re-examine farmer relationships
LONDON — As Britain entered a third week of shortages of salad items, the government told big supermarket groups to re-examine their relationships with...
US House passes bill banning uranium imports from Russia
WASHINGTON — The United States House of Representatives on Monday passed a ban on imports of Russian uranium as lawmakers seek to add pressure...
Prince Harry says UK royals got into bed with tabloid press ‘devil’
LONDON — Prince Harry has said he had made public his rifts with the British royal family and taken on the press to try...
Netherlands halts use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
AMSTERDAM — The Netherlands on Sunday joined a fast-growing list of countries suspending use of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine after reports of unexpected possible side effects from the injection.
Xi gives Trump a Chinese history lesson
BEIJING -- As President Xi Jinping led his US counterpart Donald J. Trump around Beijing’s Forbidden City on Wednesday, he made time to teach...
US plans to deploy B-52 bombers to Australia’s north-ABC report
SYDNEY - The United States is planning to deploy up to six nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to an air base in northern Australia, the Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC) reported on Monday, a move...
British double murderer appeals Hong Kong conviction
HONG KONG -- A British banker jailed for life for the horrifying murder of two Indonesian women at his upscale Hong Kong apartment in...
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...
FX markets to remain net short US dollar after election — poll
BENGALURU — Bets against the US dollar were expected to linger or even increase in the immediate aftermath of the Nov. 3 presidential election,...
RSF initial report: Reuters journalist was killed in Lebanon in ‘targeted’ strike
PARIS - Reuters visuals journalist Issam Abdallah was killed on Oct. 13 in southern Lebanon by a "targeted" strike from the direction of the Israeli border, Reporters Without...
Investors overlook Southeast Asia indexes because they lack tech stocks
As markets around the world piggyback on technology shares to ride a startling rebound from their pandemic lows, stock investors in Southeast Asia are...
Harris says Biden ‘courageous’ for choosing to step aside
LAS VEGAS - US Vice President Kamala Harris said on Thursday that Joe Biden's decision to drop out of the 2024 election race this summer was "one of the...