Tag: World news
Japan's economy grows for a second straight quarter on the back of consumer spending
TOKYO -- Japan’s economy eked out an annual rate of 0.9% growth in the July-September period as consumer spending held up, government data...
Latvia charges 2 Lithuanians for counterfeiting Ariel laundry products in organized criminal venture
HELSINKI -- Latvian police said Thursday that criminal proceedings have been initiated against two Lithuanian citizens suspected of counterfeiting Ariel laundry detergent products...
EU slaps Meta with a nearly 800 million euro fine for engaging in 'abusive' Marketplace practices
LONDON -- European Union regulators hit Facebook parent Meta with a fine of nearly 800 million euros on Thursday for what they call...
Men earn more than women in egalitarian Norway, report finds. But it's on par with Europe
OSLO, Norway -- The Norwegian equality minister said Thursday that she found it “completely unacceptable” that men on average earn 13% more than...
South African government says it won't help 4,000 illegal miners inside a closed mine
JOHANNESBURG -- South Africa's government says it will not help 4,000 illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country's North West province...
Food aid interventions can curb climate change-induced hardship. But should they do more?
CHIPINGE, Zimbabwe -- Gertrude Siduna appears to have little appetite for corn farming season.Rather than prepare her land in Zimbabwe’s arid southeastern Chipinge...