Greek civil servants have stopped work in a 24-hour strike that is disrupting public transport
Greece’s civil servants have walked off the job on a 24-hour strike that disrupted public transport and left ferries tied up in ports
2023-09-21 18:17
UK homeowners hope Bank of England avoids another rate hike after inflation falls
Homeowners across the U.K. are hoping that the Bank of England will decide to avoid raising interest rates for the first time in nearly two years
2023-09-21 17:19
Japan TV network will acquire Totoro creator Studio Ghibli as animation studio prepares for future
Studio Ghibli, the famed Japanese animation studio of Hayao Miyazaki, will become a subsidiary of Nippon Television Network Corp. The companies said Thursday the move was approved by both boards
2023-09-21 16:49
Stock market today: Asian shares track Wall Street's slump after Fed says rates may stay high in '24
Asian shares are lower, tracking a slump on Wall Street after the Federal Reserve said it may not cut interest rates next year by as much as it earlier thought
2023-09-21 14:49
Japan's troubled Toshiba to delist after takeover by Japanese consortium succeeds
Toshiba says a 2 trillion yen ($14 billion) tender offer for the troubled electronics and energy giant by a Japanese consortium has been completed, clearing the way for it to be delisted
2023-09-21 11:49
Under pressure over border, Biden admin grants protection to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans
Under intense political pressure from fellow Democrats, the Biden administration has announced it is granting protection to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans who are already in the country
2023-09-21 09:57
UK leader Rishi Sunak delays ban on new gas and diesel cars by 5 years in contentious climate shift
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he’s delaying by five years a ban on new gas and diesel cars that had been due to take effect in 2030
2023-09-21 09:45
Iran's parliament passes a stricter headscarf law days after protest anniversary
Iran’s parliament has approved a bill to impose heavier penalties on women who refuse to wear the mandatory Islamic headscarf in public and those who support them
2023-09-21 09:16
Jimmy Lai's son fears Hong Kong media mogul may die in detention while awaiting trial
The son of jailed Hong Kong media mogul and prominent pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai says he doesn't want to see his father die in detention, as his lawyers raised the prospect that his long-delayed trial may be pushed back indefinitely
2023-09-21 08:47
Railroads work to make sure firefighters can quickly look up what is on a train after a derailment
The railroad industry is trying to make sure that emergency responders can quickly look up what is on a train quickly when they respond to a derailment
2023-09-21 07:28
Woman rescued from outhouse toilet after climbing in to retrieve Apple Watch, Michigan police say
A woman was rescued Tuesday from an outhouse toilet in northern Michigan after she climbed in to retrieve her Apple Watch and became trapped
2023-09-21 06:56
Cleveland-Cliffs clashes with U.S. Steel as sale process gets underway -sources
By Greg Roumeliotis, Anirban Sen and David Carnevali NEW YORK U.S. Steel Corp is locked in a spat
2023-09-21 06:24