Tag: World news
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...
The new French prime minister tells parliament the country’s 'colossal' debt is 'sword of Damocles'
PARIS -- In his inaugural address to parliament, the new French Prime Minister Michel Barnier warned Tuesday that “colossal” and spiraling debts are...
Australia's online dating industry adopts code of conduct to keep users safer
MELBOURNE, Australia -- A code of conduct will be enforced on the online dating industry to better protect Australian users after research found...
Sony's PlayStation Network suffers hourslong outage, irking videogamers
LONDON -- Sony's PlayStation Network went down for hours on Tuesday, frustrating gamers around the world who complained they weren't able to sign...
Asian markets mixed, Japanese stocks rally from Monday's slump
HONG KONG -- Asian shares were mixed on Tuesday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 index regaining some of its sharp losses from a day...