Tag: World news
Many countries are bouncing back from the pandemic but the poorest are not, UN says
UNITED NATIONS -- Many countries are bouncing back from the COVID-19 pandemic, but the poorest are not and a significant number are seeing...
Falling rocks in Australian gold mine kill 1 miner and severely injure another while 29 reach safety
SYDNEY -- Falling rocks inside a gold mine in Australia killed one worker and left another with life-threatening injuries, rescuers said.Another 29 workers...
IMF to hold crucial talks with Pakistan over release of final $1.1B tranche of $3B bailout
ISLAMABAD -- The International Monetary Fund will hold a crucial round of talks with Pakistan's newly elected government this week to determine whether...
UK government says it will back legislation to ban foreign state ownership of British newspapers
LONDON -- The U.K. government said Wednesday it will back legislation banning foreign state ownership of British newspapers and magazines, a move that...
UK and Texas pledge closer trade ties. A wider deal with the US government has stalled
LONDON -- Britain signed a trade agreement with Texas on Wednesday, the eighth the U.K. has inked with a U.S. state in the...
Bill to quash hundreds of wrongful convictions over a Post Office scandal goes before UK parliament
LONDON -- The British government introduced legislation Wednesday to quash the wrongful convictions of hundreds of Post Office branch managers in England and...