New Chinese premier makes first foreign trip to Europe as part of Beijing's outreach
Chinese Premier Li Qiang has started a visit to Germany and France, his first trip abroad since taking office earlier this year
2023-06-19 21:45
UK lawmakers likely to back a scathing report that slammed Boris Johnson over 'partygate'
Britain’s House of Commons is likely to endorse a report that found Boris Johnson lied to lawmakers about lockdown-flouting parties in his office
2023-06-19 20:52
Buttigieg says US 'green corridors' initiative key to cutting shipping industry emissions
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says an American push to establish “green shipping corridors” is key to reducing carbon emissions from the shipping industry
2023-06-19 20:28
Insider Q&A: Lithium batteries have a 4-hour limit. Mateo Jaramillo hopes to solve that
Lithium ion batteries are in everything from computers to electric vehicles, to installations that bolster the electrical grid
2023-06-19 20:18
Kourtney Kardashian’s pregnancy creates rifts in the family: Sources
Kourtney Kardashian is expecting her fourth child, who will be her first with husband Travis Barker but not everyone seems happy about it
2023-06-19 19:53
Who gets a break? Clashing ideas on tax relief are teed up for the 2024 campaign
Days after the bipartisan deal on the debt limit became law, House Republicans proposed a slew of tax cuts, leading to charges of hypocrisy by Democrats in a squabble that shows clashing visions for the U.S. economy
2023-06-19 19:52
UN complains Russia won't let aid workers into area of Ukraine dam collapse, Moscow says it's unsafe
The Kremlin's spokesman says that U.N. aid workers who want to visit areas ravaged by a recent dam collapse in southern Ukraine can’t go there because fighting in the war makes it unsafe
2023-06-19 19:25
Europe defense ministers are holding talks in Paris on how to better defend the continent's airspace
Defense ministers and other representatives of about 20 European countries will hold a conference in Paris on how to better defend Europe’s airspace
2023-06-19 18:29
Stock market today: World follows Wall St lower as Chinese leader meets top US diplomat
Global stock markets have followed Wall Street lower after the top U.S. diplomat met China’s leader but the two sides showed no sign of progress on an array of conflicts
2023-06-19 17:59
Chinese online shoppers are enticed by deep discounts, payment plans as zest for spending lags
Shoppers were treated to deep discounts, new products and payment plans as online merchants sought to revive their sluggish appetite for spending during China’s first major online shopping festival after the end of zero-COVID policies
2023-06-19 17:54
Exclusive - Japan regulator sounded out top domestic banks about China risks, sources say
By Takaya Yamaguchi, Makiko Yamazaki and Paritosh Bansal TOKYO Japan's financial regulator has sounded out top domestic banks
2023-06-19 16:26
China seen cutting key lending benchmarks as economy slows
SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE China is widely expected to cut key lending benchmarks on Tuesday in the first such easing in
2023-06-19 15:28