Tag: Business

Australian tourists hospitalized after apparent severe alcohol poisoning in Laos party town

VANG VIENG, Laos -- Two Australian tourists are being treated in Thailand for suspected severe alcohol poisoning after consuming tainted drinks in neighboring...

German soccer club Werder Bremen stops posting on X citing rise of hate speech

BREMEN, Germany -- German soccer club Werder Bremen is the second Bundesliga team to stop posting on X, citing a rise in hate...

Big money to respond to climate change is key to UN talks in Baku. How can nations raise it?

BAKU, Azerbaijan -- Just as a simple lever can move heavy objects, rich nations are hoping another kind of leverage — the financial...

Stock market today: Asian shares gain, apart from in China, after Wall St regains its stride

BANGKOK -- Asian shares advanced Tuesday, apart from in China, after most U.S. stocks ticked higher to recover some of their swoon from...

UK farmers plan to protest at Parliament over a tax hike they say will ruin family farms

LONDON -- With banners, bullhorns, toy tractors and an angry message, British farmers are descending on Parliament on Tuesday to protest a hike...

G20 summit calls for more aid to Gaza and an end to the war in Ukraine

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Leaders of the world's 20 major economies called for a global pact to combat hunger, more aid for war-torn...