Walmart to lay off hundreds of corporate staff and relocate others, WSJ reports
Walmart is cutting hundreds of corporate jobs and asking most remote workers to move to offices, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people...
How 2021 became the year of ESG investing
BOSTON/LONDON — Investors concerned about climate change and social justice had a bumper year in 2021, successfully pushing companies and regulators to make changes...
A Singles Day without livestream super hosts leaves Alibaba in a quandary
SHANGHAI — When Alibaba kicks off its Singles Day extravaganza this week, it will for the first time in years not be headlined by its two mega sales stars, casting a pall over China’s biggest shopping event and leaving brands guessing how well they will do.
China reports most COVID cases in over five months
SHANGHAI — Authorities in the capital of China’s Hebei province strengthened travel restriction on Thursday to curb the spread of the coronavirus as the country reported the biggest rise in daily coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in more than five months.
Australia says the world will follow social media ban as Meta starts blocking teens
SYDNEY — Australia’s internet regulator said a teen social media ban would be the first domino to fall in a global push to rein...
China’s Xi seeks to boost investment, expand economic ties with Russia
BEIJING — China’s President Xi Jinping on Tuesday sought to expand mutual investment with Russia and affirmed Beijing’s commitment to advance ties despite “turbulent”...
Pope sacks leadership of worldwide Catholic charity, names commissioner; Cardinal Tagle among those replaced
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Tuesday fired the entire leadership of the Roman Catholic Church’s worldwide charity arm following accusations of bullying and...
UNRWA says one in 10 children in its Gaza clinics are malnourished
GENEVA — One in 10 children screened in clinics run by the United Nations refugee agency in Gaza since 2024 has been malnourished, the...
Elon Musk’s tweet on Japan doomed by low birthrate provokes anger
TOKYO — An Elon Musk tweet saying Japan would “eventually cease to exist” without a higher birthrate set off a flood of sarcasm and anger on Monday — though much of the angst was aimed at a Japanese government many said did little to address the issue.
Russian oil firm shuffles Venezuela assets as sanctions bite
By Alexandra Ulmer and Marianna Parraga
A Russian oil company used to provide a workaround to U.S. oil trading sanctions on Venezuela is scrabbling to avoid another set of sanctions, documents show, this time from Europe and the United States...
Japanese man sentenced to die for killing 36 in animé studio arson
TOKYO — A Japanese man was convicted and sentenced to death on Thursday for the arson and killing of 36 people at famed animé...
Just in time? Manufacturers turn to AI to weather tariff storm
LONDON — Manufacturers like US lawnmower maker The Toro Company are not panicking at the prospect of US President Donald J. Trump’s global trade...