Tag: World news

Kenya cancels airport and energy deals with Adani group after the U.S. indicts the tycoon

NAIROBI, Kenya -- Kenya’s president said Thursday he has cancelled multimillion-dollar airport expansion and energy deals with Indian tycoon Gautam Adani after U.S....

North Korea and Russia agree to expand their economic cooperation

SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea and Russia reached a new agreement for expanding economic cooperation following high-level talks in Pyongyang this week,...

Stock market today: Asian shares mostly slip despite Nvidia's solid earnings report

TOKYO -- Asian shares were mostly lower on Thursday after a mixed close on Wall Street, with regional markets shrugging off a strong...

A social media ban for children younger than 16 is introduced in Australia's Parliament

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Australia’s communications minister introduced a world-first law into Parliament on Thursday that would ban children younger than 16 from social...

The Czech military to buy 14 Leopard tanks from Germany in a $167 million deal

FILE - Armin Papperger, from left, CEO of Rheinmetall, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Boris Pistorius, German Minister of Defense, stand in a...

Ford to cut 4,000 jobs in Europe as it faces economic headwinds and weak EV sales

FRANKFURT, Germany -- Ford Motor Co. says it will reduce its workforce by 4,000 in Europe and the U.K. by the end of...