Kenya tea company suspends operations after protesters burn machines
A multinational tea company based in Kenya has suspended operations after tea plucking and harvesting machines were burned by protesters, citing massive job losses due to mechanization
2023-05-24 00:16
Italy OKs aid mega-package for flooded north, with museum ticket surcharge to help pay for it
The Italian government has approved more than 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion) in aid for the flood-stricken region of Emilia-Romagna in the north
2023-05-23 23:57
Russia extends detention of US journalist Evan Gershkovich by 3 months
Russian news agencies are reporting that a court has extended the arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich by three months
2023-05-23 23:49
Ford decides to keep AM radio on 2024 models, will restore AM on two electric vehicles from 2023
Owners of new Ford vehicles will be able to tune in to AM radio in their cars, trucks and SUVs after all
2023-05-23 23:22
US business activity rises to 13-month high in May, S&P Global survey shows
WASHINGTON U.S. business activity increased to a 13-month high in May, lifted by strong growth in the services
2023-05-23 22:52
EU welcomes F-16 jet decision for training Ukraine pilots
The European Union’s foreign policy chief says that the U.S. green light to allow Ukrainian pilots get training to fly F-16s has created an inexorable momentum that will inevitably bring the fighter jets to the Ukrainian battlefield
2023-05-23 22:49
UPS strike looms in a world grown reliant on everything delivered everywhere all the time
The last time UPS workers walked of the job more than two decades ago, it crippled the shipping company
2023-05-23 22:49
8 tips for parents and teens on social media use — from the U.S. surgeon general
Dr. Vivek Murthy, the U.S. surgeon general, is calling for “immediate action” by tech companies and lawmakers to protect kids’ and adolescents’ mental health on social media
2023-05-23 21:54
Climate protesters dragged from Shell shareholder meeting as they rush stage
Climate change protesters have been dragged away as they tried to storm the stage at Shell’s shareholder meeting
2023-05-23 21:53
Shell CEO shielded by security as climate protesters storm AGM
By Shadia Nasralla and Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) -Security staff shielded Shell Chief Executive Wael Sawan and company directors as
2023-05-23 21:45
Tempers rise as German government's clean heating plans go up in smoke
Germany’s government is facing a major test after two junior partners in Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-party coalition sparred publicly over a key element in the country’s ambitious climate policy
2023-05-23 20:46
UK economy to avoid recession but inflation still a worry, IMF says
The International Monetary Fund says the British economy will avoid falling into recession this year
2023-05-23 20:45