Tag: World news
Microsoft fires employees who organized vigil for Palestinians killed in Gaza
Microsoft has fired two employees who organized an unauthorized vigil at the company's headquarters for Palestinians killed in Gaza during Israel's war with...
Delta sues cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike over tech outage that canceled flights
ATLANTA -- Delta Air Lines sued CrowdStrike on Friday, claiming the cybersecurity company had cut corners and caused a worldwide technology outage that...
US airline temporarily suspends flights to Haiti's capital after UN helicopter hit by gunfire
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- At least one U.S. airline on Friday temporarily canceled flights to Haiti’s capital after gang members opened fire...
Taiwan wants to join the IMF to get financial protection from China
WASHINGTON -- Taiwan, a major economy the size of Poland but absent from global organizations, is making a longshot push to join the...
Brazil reaches a $23 billion settlement with mining firms over a 2015 environmental disaster
SAO PAULO -- SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's federal government on Friday reached a multibillion-dollar settlement with the mining companies responsible for a...
Russia's central bank raises interest rate to 21% to fight inflation boosted by military spending
MOSCOW -- Russia’s central bank on Friday raised its key interest rate by two percentage points to a record-high 21% in an effort...