Jill Biden touts efforts to bring better internet to Alaska Native villages
Alaska Native villages have long been caught on the wrong side of the digital divide with no internet connections or a sluggish link at best
2023-05-18 19:00
BoE's Ramsden says pace of quantitative tightening could rise
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Bank of England Deputy Governor Dave Ramsden said on Thursday that the rate at which
2023-05-18 18:58
Russia fires 30 cruise missiles at Ukrainian targets; Ukraine says 29 were shot down
Ukrainian officials say Russia has fired 30 cruise missiles against various parts of the country in the latest nighttime test of Ukrainian air defenses which shot down 29 of them
2023-05-18 18:57
Crews work to reach Italian towns isolated by floods as cleanup begins
Rescue crews are working to reach towns and villages in northern Italy that were cut off from highways, electricity and cell phone service following heavy rains and flooding
2023-05-18 18:54
Takeaways of AP's report on Chinese loans pushing poor countries to brink of collapse
A dozen poor countries are facing economic instability and even collapse because of a common, undeniable factor: their struggle to pay back hundreds of billions of dollars in foreign loans, much of them from the world’s biggest and most unforgiving government lender, China
2023-05-18 18:52
America has an umpire shortage. Unruly parents aren't helping
As the sun sets on another Little League game in America, 11-year Jack Wood, whose team just lost its recent game — and its first-place position — is still glowing with pride.
2023-05-18 18:51
G7 to squeeze Russia, weigh risk of China's 'economic coercion'
G7 leaders arrived in Hiroshima, Japan, on Thursday to weigh tighter sanctions on Russia and protections against China's "economic coercion", surrounded by reminders about...
2023-05-18 18:49
Biden consults with Japan's Kishida ahead of Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima
President Joe Biden is in Japan for global diplomacy in a nation that has already tightened its economic and national security alliance with the U.S. He will meet privately with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida before joining the Group of Seven gathering of major industrialized nations
2023-05-18 18:26
Ghana IMF loan: Will $3bn solve the economic crisis?
Ghanaians are desperate for help but the intervention may not deal with problems in the long term.
2023-05-18 18:23
Marketmind: US debt ceiling drama aside, world economy looks shaky
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Naomi Rovnick Risk appetite has perked up on
2023-05-18 18:20
G-7 Latest: Biden, Kishida Hail Cooperation on Advanced Tech
US President Joe Biden and other Group of Seven leaders began arriving in the Japanese city of Hiroshima
2023-05-18 17:58
Hopes for U.S. debt deal boost European stocks, dollar
By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON European shares opened higher on Thursday and the U.S. dollar rose to a seven-week
2023-05-18 17:53