Tag: World news

Stock market today: Asian shares climb after blockbuster US jobs report

Asian shares advanced Monday after a surprisingly strong U.S. jobs report raised optimism about the economy, sparking a rally on Wall Street. U.S....

How farmers in Burundi banded together to get fair prices for avocados

KAYANZA, Burundi -- Farmers in a remote part of Burundi know to look for a truck parked by a highway when it is...

Maldives President Muizzu to meet India's Modi to repair strained diplomatic ties

NEW DELHI -- Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu is expected to talk Monday with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi as he...

US court to review civil rights lawsuit alleging environmental racism in a Louisiana parish

NEW ORLEANS -- A federal appellate court is set to hear oral arguments Monday in a civil rights lawsuit alleging a south Louisiana...

An explosion outside the Karachi, Pakistan, airport kills 2 workers from China and injures others

KARACHI, Pakistan -- A massive blast outside the Karachi airport in southern Pakistan killed two workers from China on Sunday and injured at...

Kazakhstan faces up to the legacy of Soviet weapons testing in a referendum on nuclear power

MOSCOW -- Polls are open in Kazakhstan Sunday for a landmark referendum on building the country’s first nuclear power plant, confronting the country's...