Tag: World news
Venezuelans turn to odd jobs and gambling to stretch meager wages they hope will grow after election
MATURIN, Venezuela -- A municipal market in eastern Venezuela is teeming with weekend customers hoping to score a deal among the stalls of...
Prosecutors file Boeing's plea deal to resolve felony fraud charge tied to 737 Max crashes
The Justice Department submitted an agreement with Boeing on Wednesday in which the aerospace giant will plead guilty to a fraud charge for...
Meta takes down thousands of Facebook accounts running sextortion scams from Nigeria
Meta says it has removed about 63,000 accounts engaging in financial sextortion scams — along with Facebook groups and pages that were trying...
Chinese officials warn of risks from higher US tariffs, urge US business leaders to help mend ties
BANGKOK -- Chinese officials warned a delegation of top U.S. executives visiting Beijing this week that higher tariffs on imports from China will...
Farmers in Africa say their soil is dying and chemical fertilizers are in part to blame
NAIROBI, Kenya -- When Benson Wanjala started farming in his western Kenya village two and a half decades ago, his 10-acre farm could...
Stock market today: Asian stocks fall after a torrent of profit reports leaves Wall Street mixed
Asian stocks fell on Wednesday as markets digested Japanese and Australian business data, after U.S. stocks held relatively steady as earnings reporting season...