Tag: World news
Facing budget crunches, Chinese tax collectors descend on companies
BEIJING -- Chinese authorities are chasing unpaid taxes from companies and individuals dating back decades, as the government moves to plug massive budget...
Asian shares slip after decline on Wall Street led by falling tech stocks
TOKYO -- Asian shares dropped early Thursday morning trading after declines on Wall Street, as the gyrations that recently slammed global markets haunted...
Dolce & Gabbana launches a new perfume for dogs, but some are skeptical
ROME -- Fashion house Dolce & Gabbana has launched a new alcohol-free perfume for dogs called ‘Fefé’ in honor of Domenico Dolce ’s...
India should soon have its first Olympics sponsor, a sign of the country's growing Games influence
PARIS -- The International Olympic Committee expects to add an Indian sponsor soon in a sign of the country's growing influence over the...
As President Milei's austerity hits hard, jobless Argentines appeal to the patron saint of work
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Struggling to feed her family after losing her job as a cleaner earlier this year, 56-year-old Norma Villarreal went...
Fugitive ex-Catalan leader plans return to Spain despite threat of arrest over failed secession bid
BARCELONA, Spain -- BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Carles Puigdemont, the former leader of Catalonia who fled Spain after organizing an illegal independence referendum...