Tag: World news
Multilateral banks are key to financing the fight against global warming. Here is how they work
As climate change leads to a seemingly endless stream of weather disasters around the world, countries are struggling to adapt to the new...
Indonesia's new leader calls for collaboration with China before heading to the US
BEIJING -- BEIJING (AP) — Indonesia's new leader called for collaboration rather than confrontation with China after the signing of $10 billion in...
California farmers enjoy pistachio boom, with much of it headed to China
LOST HILLS, Calif. -- In a sprawling plant in the heart of California's farmland, millions of shells rush down a metallic chute and...
Russia hosts African ministers to expand ties
In this photo released by Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service, Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdoulaye Diop, left, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey...
Azerbaijan is the host of the UN's climate conference, shining a spotlight on the petrostate
The spotlight is on Azerbaijan as the small petrostate in the South Caucasus hosts the U.N.’s biggest climate conference. Diplomats from across the...
Spanish phone giant Telefónica to pay $85M to resolve US probe of Venezuelan bribery scheme
WASHINGTON -- Spain's largest telecommunications operator will pay more than $85 million to resolve a U.S. Justice Department investigation into a scheme to...