Tag: World news
France's divided National Assembly votes to keep centrist speaker as political turmoil persists
PARIS -- France’s divided National Assembly on Thursday kept a centrist member of President Emmanuel Macron’s party as speaker after a chaotic early...
Inquiry finds Britain was ill-prepared for COVID-19 pandemic and failed its citizens
LONDON -- The U.K. government was ill-prepared for the COVID-19 pandemic and serious errors in planning failed its citizens, an inquiry found Thursday.Retired...
US journalist attends hearing in Russia in his trial on espionage charges that he and the US deny
YEKATERINBURG, Russia -- Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich attended a hearing behind closed doors on Thursday in his trial in Russia on...
Stock market today: Global shares mostly fall as dive for Big Tech stocks hits Wall St rally
TOKYO -- Global shares were mostly lower Thursday, with Tokyo’s benchmark dipping more than 2%, after Wall Street’s record-breaking rally slammed into a...
Europe's central bank hits pause on rate cuts as inflation takes its sweet time to come down to 2%
Home buyers and businesses waiting for lower interest rates in Europe are going to have to wait a little longer as the European...
China Communist Party policy meeting expected to endorse leader Xi's high-tech vision for economy
BEIJING -- China’s ruling Communist Party is wrapping up a top-level meeting on Thursday that is expected to endorse policies aimed at building...