Tag: World news

US displaced China as Germany's biggest single trading partner last year

BERLIN -- The United States was Germany's biggest single trading partner last year for the first time since 2015, displacing China from the...

Stock market today: Asia stocks mixed as Chinese technology stocks slip

HONG KONG -- Asia stocks were mixed Wednesday, as Chinese technology stocks faltered after a short-term rally.The Hang Seng Index fell 0.14% to...

Abu Dhabi's long-haul carrier Etihad Airways sees record $476 million profit in 2024

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Long-haul carrier Etihad Airways announced Wednesday it made a record $476 million profit in 2024, part of a...

UK inflation spikes to a 10-month high, likely to worry the Bank of England

LONDON -- Inflation in the U.K. rose to a 10-month high in January, official figures showed Wednesday, an increase that will likely diminish...

Mystical beliefs fuel Senegal’s illegal big cat trade and threaten lion’s survival

NIOKOLO-KOBA NATIONAL PARK, Senegal -- The morning sun slants through the canopy of Senegal’s Niokolo-Koba National Park as Sgt. Abdou Diouf and his...

The USAID shutdown is upending livelihoods for nonprofit workers, farmers and other Americans

WASHINGTON -- There's the executive in a U.S. supply-chain company whose voice breaks while facing the next round of calls telling employees they...