Tag: World news
Asian shares trade mixed as Japan and other markets calm from a previous week of crazy swings
TOKYO -- Asian shares were trading mixed Tuesday, as the Tokyo benchmark bounced back and calmed from last week’s plunge.Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225...
Myanmar releases a Japanese executive after he was arrested for selling rice above set prices
TOKYO -- A Japanese business executive who was detained in Myanmar for more than a month has been released after being convicted of...
How X owner Elon Musk uses his 'free speech' platform to amplify his views worldwide
As X’s owner and most followed user, Elon Musk has increasingly used the social media platform as a microphone to amplify his political...
Indians who prepaid $1,000 to order Tesla EVs ask for their money back as cars fail to arrive
HANOI, Vietnam -- In April 2016, Elon Musk invited Indians to preorder the upcoming Tesla Model 3. Vishal Gondal was one of the...
Resignations of Bangladeshi officials close to Hasina are legal, interim leader Yunus says
DHAKA, Bangladesh -- The head of Bangladesh's interim government, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, says the high-profile resignations of authorities close to ousted Prime...
Federal prosecutors charge ex-Los Angeles County deputies in sham raid and $37M extortion
LOS ANGELES -- Two former Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies and two former foreign military officials have been charged with threatening a Chinese...