Tag: World news
4 candidates to lead Britain's defeated Conservatives bash Labour, and each other
BIRMINGHAM, England -- The four contenders to lead Britain’s Conservative Party took turns in the spotlight on Wednesday, each claiming to be the...
Swine fever sweeps Italy's north, threatening production of prized prosciutto and livelihoods
CORTELEONA E GENZONE, Italy -- One of Giovanni Airoli’s sows turned up positive for African swine fever in late August. Within a week,...
Sex workers are hit hard by Congo's mpox outbreak but say their only option is to keep working
KAMITUGA, Congo -- It's been four months since Sifa Kunguja recovered from mpox, but as a sex worker, she said, she's still struggling...
French and US companies to invest $10 billion to extract oil off Suriname's coast
PARAMARIBO, Suriname -- France’s TotalEnergies and U.S. hydrocarbon company APA Corp. plan to invest $10 billion to extract oil off the coast of...
In India, warming climate pressures scientists to keep developing tougher seeds
BENGALURU, India -- Unpredictable rains and increasing heat aren't just making life more difficult for the people of Rayanpet, a village in India's...
Japanese sponsors Toyota, Bridgestone and Panasonic end Olympic contracts
TOKYO -- The International Olympic Committee's three major Japanese sponsors — Toyota, Panasonic and Bridgestone — are terminating their contracts. This leaves the...