Tag: World news
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...
Australia will require social media platforms to act to prevent online harm to users
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Australia plans to require social media platforms to act to prevent online harms to users such as bullying, predatory behavior...
Stock market today: Asian shares meander, tracking Wall Street's mixed finish as dollar surges
BANGKOK -- Shares were mixed in Asia on Thursday after a lackluster finish on Wall Street following a report showing an uptick last...
A study says the global luxury goods market will shrink in 2025. Trump tariffs could make it worse
MILAN -- Global sales of personal luxury goods are forecast to shrink in 2025 for the first time since the Great Recession, according...
Danish palace scraps system dating to the 1800s that grants royal labels for products
COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- Denmark’s royal court said Wednesday it will phase out a labeling system dating to the 1800s that grants companies the...
Nigeria signs $1.2 billion deal with Chinese state-owned company to revamp key gas plant
Nigeria has inked a $1.2 billion deal with a Chinese firm to revitalize a gas processing facility, a move that officials say could...