Russian lawmakers approve a budget with a record amount devoted to defense spending
The lower house of Russia’s parliament has approved a federal budget Friday that increases spending by around 25% in 2024 and devotes a record amount to defense
2023-11-17 20:24
A Swedish hydrofoil ferry seeks to electrify the waterways
Many cities around the world see clean and efficient public transport as a crucial way to lower their carbon emissions
2023-11-17 20:24
First person charged under Australia's foreign interference laws denies working for China
Lawyers for the first person to be charged under Australia’s foreign interference laws have told a court that a hospital donation made through a federal government minister was not a covert attempt to curry favor on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party
2023-11-17 17:54
US and Philippines sign a nuclear cooperation pact allowing US investment and technologies
The United States and the Philippines have signed a nuclear cooperation pact under which U.S. investment and technologies are to help the Southeast Asian nation transition to cleaner energy and bolster its power supply
2023-11-17 16:51
Stock market today: Asian stocks pulled lower by profit warnings and signs the US economy is slowing
Asian stocks are mostly lower after Wall Street drifted to a mixed finish as momentum slowed following a strong rally in the first half of November
2023-11-17 15:53
At talks on cutting plastics pollution, plastics credits are on the table. What are they?
As countries meet in Nairobi to negotiate a treaty aimed at cutting plastics pollution, one of the tools that's been discussed is plastics credits
2023-11-17 15:27
Corporate, global leaders peer into a future expected to be reshaped by AI, for better or worse
As President Joe Biden and other global leaders spent the past few days melding minds with Silicon Valley titans in San Francisco, their discussions frequently focused on artificial intelligence, a technology expected to reshape the world, for better or worse
2023-11-17 07:59
A health official in Michigan is taking her county to court over $4 million resignation offer
The top health official in one of Michigan’s largest counties is asking a judge to uphold a $4 million settlement in exchange for her resignation
2023-11-17 07:58
PG&E bills will go up by more than $32 per month next year in part to pay for wildfire protections
About 16 million people in California will pay higher electric and gas bills next year
2023-11-17 07:53
Judge rules against tribes in fight over Nevada lithium mine they say is near sacred massacre site
A federal judge in Nevada has dealt another legal setback to tribes trying to halt construction of a huge lithium mine they say is near the sacred site of an 1865 massacre along the Oregon border
2023-11-17 06:51
Tesla didn't squelch United Auto Workers message when it cracked down on T-shirts, court says
A federal appeals court in New Orleans says automaker Tesla did not infringe on its workers’ rights to unionize when it ordered employees at a California assembly plant to stop wearing T-shirts emblazoned with the United Auto Workers logo
2023-11-17 06:15
Barefoot workers and cracked floors were found at a factory that made recalled eyedrops, FDA says
U.S. health inspectors found a host of sanitation and manufacturing problems at an Indian plant that recently recalled eyedrops sold in the U.S. The problems include cracked floors, barefoot workers and manipulated testing records
2023-11-17 05:22