Tag: World news
Australian states back national plan to ban children younger than 16 from social media
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Australia’s states and territories on Friday unanimously backed a national plan to require most forms of social media to bar...
Stock market today: Asian shares gain after US Fed cuts interest rates
HONG KONG -- Asian shares advanced Friday after most U.S. stocks rose as the Federal Reserve cut interest rates again to ease pressure...
China to unveil much-anticipated economic stimulus package
BEIJING -- China is expected to announce much-anticipated steps to boost its flagging economy Friday at the end of this week's meeting of...
Spain's catastrophic floods by the numbers: At least 219 dead, 93 missing and billions in damage
MADRID -- The catastrophic torrential rains that overflowed rivers and normally dry canals in eastern Spain last week triggered flash floods that submerged...
Germany's economy is in trouble. The government's collapse and Trump's return bring more risk
WARSAW, Poland -- WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The collapse of Germany's governing coalition and President-elect Donald Trump's imminent return to the White House...
Carbon pollution from high flying rich in private jets soars
Carbon pollution from private jets has soared in the past five years, with most of those small planes spewing more heat-trapping carbon dioxide...