Saudi Arabian soccer league to get more state funding from policy backed by crown prince MBS
Saudi Arabia has made its ambitious intentions in world soccer even clearer by announcing a “privatization project” for companies to spend more on clubs, as it continues a push to sign some of the world's top players
2023-06-05 21:59
Stock market today: Crude prices are up after Saudi cuts, but energy prices way down from last year
Wall Street teetered between small gains and losses following last week’s last surge propelled by U.S. jobs data that suggested a recession might be farther off than previously thought
2023-06-05 20:56
Is it real or made by AI? Europe wants a label for that as it fights disinformation
The European Union is pushing online platforms like Google and Meta to step up efforts to fight false information by adding labels to text, photos and other content generated by artificial intelligence
2023-06-05 20:55
UK to house hundreds more migrants on barges, Sunak says
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says the U.K. government will house hundreds more asylum-seekers on barges
2023-06-05 20:53
Dozens of dangerous rail crossings will be eliminated with $570 million in grants
The Biden administration is handing out more than $570 million in grants to help eliminate railroad crossings in 32 states just as the industry is increasingly relying on longer and longer trains to cut costs
2023-06-05 17:15
Stock market today: Asian stocks follow Wall St up after strong US jobs report
Asian stocks have followed Wall Street higher after U.S. jobs data suggested a possible recession, so that more interest rate hikes might be further away
2023-06-05 12:54
Pride becomes a minefield for big companies, but many continue their support
Dozens of big companies from Delta and Coca-Cola to Walmart are sponsoring LGBTQ+ Pride events and displaying racks of Pride-themed merchandise
2023-06-05 12:23
Award-winning Hong Kong journalist wins appeal in rare court ruling upholding media freedom
An award-winning Hong Kong journalist has won her appeal in a rare court ruling upholding media freedom in the territory
2023-06-05 10:48
US, UK navies say they responded to distress call as Iran's Revolutionary Guard 'harassed' ship
The U.S. Navy says its sailors and the United Kingdom Royal Navy came to the aid of a ship in the crucial Strait of Hormuz after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard “harassed” it
2023-06-05 09:54
Russia says it thwarted attack in Donetsk; unclear if this was start of Ukrainian counteroffensive
Russia says it thwarted a large Ukrainian attack in the eastern province of Donetsk, though it’s unclear if this was the start of a Ukrainian counteroffensive
2023-06-05 09:24
US, UK navies say they respond to distress call as Iran's Revolutionary Guard 'harassed' ship
The U.S. Navy says its sailors and the United Kingdom Royal Navy came to the aid of a ship in the crucial Strait of Hormuz after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard “harassed” it
2023-06-05 08:48
Saudi Arabia cuts oil output by 1 million barrels per day to boost sagging prices
Saudi Arabia will reduce how much oil it sends to the global economy, taking a unilateral step to support the sagging cost of crude after two earlier production cuts by members of the OPEC+ alliance of major oil-producing countries failed to push prices higher
2023-06-05 01:27