US labor market still tight; housing market slump persists
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week,
2023-07-21 01:22
US imposes new sanctions aimed at choking off Russia's access to battlefield supplies and revenue
The U.S. has imposed sanctions on roughly 120 firms and people in an effort to choke off Moscow’s access to products, money and financial channels that support its continued invasion of Ukraine
2023-07-21 01:17
Tornado damage to Pfizer plant will probably create long-term shortages of some drugs hospitals need
U.S. hospital drug supplies may be strained further after a tornado ripped open the roof of a Pfizer factory this week
2023-07-21 00:51
Thousands of UK hospital doctors walk out in the latest pay dispute, crippling health services
Thousands of senior doctors in England are staging a 48-hour walkout to demand better pay and conditions
2023-07-21 00:24
Homes become 'air fryers' in Phoenix heat, people sacrifice on AC for fear of cost
Temperatures have peaked at or above 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 degrees Celsius) the entire month of July in Phoenix and extreme heat stretches across the American South
2023-07-21 00:23
Twitter to subpoena Senator Elizabeth Warren over communications with U.S. agencies
WASHINGTON Twitter, which has asked a court to terminate a consent order struck last year with the Federal
2023-07-20 23:47
EU proposal on using frozen Russian funds delayed to September
BRUSSELS A European Commission proposal to use frozen public Russian assets to help finance Ukraine will not be
2023-07-20 23:17
Public funding for King Charles III and royals has been recalculated due to windfarm deal profits
The U.K. Treasury says the amount of public funding for King Charles III and the royal family’s official duties has been recalculated for next year because of an unexpected profit boost from offshore wind farms on the monarch’s Crown Estate
2023-07-20 22:55
George Soros' Open Society Foundations plan to limit their grantmaking until February
Open Society Foundations said Wednesday that they plan to limit new grantmaking until February, as the nonprofits transition to a new operating model
2023-07-20 22:52
Russia's Wagner mercenaries launch joint training with Belarusian military near Poland's border
Mercenaries from Russia’s military company Wagner have launched joint drills with the Belarusian military almost a month after their short-lived rebellion
2023-07-20 22:23
Home sales fell in June to the slowest pace since January, limited by near-historic low inventory
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in June to the slowest pace since January, as a near-historic low number of homes for sale and rising mortgage rates kept many would-be homebuyers on the sidelines
2023-07-20 22:23
Pakistan fuel pump operator association calls national strike for July 22
By Ariba Shahid KARACHI, Pakistan Fuel pump operators across Pakistan are to hold a nationwide strike on July
2023-07-20 21:55