Tag: World news
China's Premier Li talks trade in Vietnam despite differences over South China Sea
BANGKOK -- China agreed Sunday to assist Vietnam on cross-border railway development and take steps to expand agricultural imports from its smaller neighbor,...
Powerful storm knocks out power to 1.4 million homes in Brazil's largest city
Around 1.4 million homes in Sao Paulo, Brazil, are without power almost 24 hours after a brief but powerful storm swept through South...
Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond, who sought Scotland's independence from UK, dies at 69
LONDON -- Alex Salmond, the former first minister of Scotland who for decades championed Scotland’s independence from the U.K., has died. He was...
Drought is parching the world's largest man-made lake, stripping Zambia of its electricity
LAKE KARIBA, Zambia -- Tindor Sikunyongana is trying to run a welding business which these days means buying a diesel generator with costly...
China's finance minister says there is room for more economic stimulus but offers no plan
BEIJING -- The Chinese government is looking at additional ways to boost the economy, Finance Minister Lan Fo'an said Saturday, but he stopped...
UK leader Keir Starmer is marking 100 days in office. It has been a rocky ride
LONDON -- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer marks 100 days in office Saturday with little cause for celebration.Starmer’s center-left Labour Party was elected...