Anti-pollution law to threaten water bosses with jail
Water company bosses could be banned from receiving bonuses and even sent to prison under new government legislation to combat...
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Americans who have a job are feeling secure. Not so for many who are looking for one
WASHINGTON -- Laid off by the music streaming service Spotify last year, Joovay Arias figured he’d land another job as...
Second class letter deliveries could be cut from Saturdays
Royal Mail could be allowed to end the delivery of second class letters on Saturdays, as part of reforms being...
Chinese families seeking to escape a competitive education system have found a haven in Thailand
CHIANG MAI, Thailand -- The competition started in second grade for DJ Wang’s son.Eight-year-old William was enrolled at a top...
Volvo gives up plan to sell only EVs by 2030
Car company Volvo has announced it has abandoned its target to produce only fully electric cars by 2030, saying it...
Chinese migrants flock to Mexico in search of jobs, a future and, for some, a taste of freedom
MEXICO CITY -- Despite her well-paying tech job, Li Daijing didn’t hesitate when her cousin asked for help running a...
For many investors and intellectuals leaving China, it’s Japan — not the US — that’s the bigger draw
TOKYO -- One by one, the students, lawyers and others filed into a classroom in a central Tokyo university for...
US prepares to block Nippon Steel takeover of US Steel
President Joe Biden is preparing to block the takeover of a storied US steel-maker by a Japanese company, a controversial...
Term-time holiday fine rise won’t stop us, say parents
BBCMegan and Michael Hall said another fine would not stop them taking their children on a term-time holidayMore pupils in...
AI solves the ‘cocktail party problem’ and proves useful in court
Getty ImagesIn groups people screen out chatter around them - and now technology can do the sameIt's the perennial "cocktail...
