Tag: general news
Why some Hong Kongers live in homes smaller than a parking space, by the numbers
HONG KONG -- Tens of thousands of people in densely populated, land-poor Hong Kong live in tiny dwellings made by dividing up apartments,...
Igloo recalls over 1M coolers after handle hazard causes some fingertip amputations
Igloo is recalling more than 1 million of its coolers sold across the U.S., Mexico and Canada due to a handle hazard that...
Breakfast is booming at US restaurants. Is it also contributing to high egg prices?
It's a chicken-and-egg problem: Restaurants are struggling with record-high U.S. egg prices, but their omelets, scrambles and huevos rancheros may be part of...
US wholesale prices up a hotter-than-expected 0.4% in December
WASHINGTON -- U.S. wholesale prices came in hotter than expected last month at a time when progress against inflation appears to have stalled,...
Number of Americans seeking jobless benefits falls as employers hold on to workers
U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell last week as employers continue to retain workers despite resurgent inflation and elevated interest rates.The number of...
Rescued from virtual slavery in Myanmar's online scam centers, 260 foreigners are being repatriated
BANGKOK -- Some 260 people believed to have been trafficked and trapped into working in online scam centers are to be repatriated after...