Tag: World news

A suspected attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels strikes a ship in the Red Sea

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- A suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a ship in the Red Sea on Monday, as a...

Burberry appoints new CEO amid warnings of first-half operating loss

LONDON -- British luxury fashion house Burberry said Monday it has appointed Joshua Schulman, formerly head of Michael Kors and Coach, as its...

Germany shuts one of its busiest rail routes for 5 months, launching drive to improve reliability

One of the busiest railway lines in Germany, the 70-kilometer stretch between Frankfurt and Mannheim, is closing for five months starting as the...

Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed as China reports its growth slowed in April-June

Asian shares began the week trading mixed after China reported that its economy expanded at a slower-than-forecast 4.7% annual pace in the last...

From basement to battlefield: Ukrainian startups create low-cost robots to fight Russia

NORTHERN UKRAINE -- Struggling with manpower shortages, overwhelming odds and uneven international assistance, Ukraine hopes to find a strategic edge against Russia in...

China's Communist Party will signal its approach to the country's challenges at a meeting this week

BEIJING -- China's ruling Communist Party is starting a four-day meeting Monday that is expected to lay out a strategy for self-sufficient economic...