Bank of England keeps its main interest rate on hold at 5% in wake of big US Fed rate cut
LONDON -- The Bank of England kept its main interest rate unchanged at 5% Thursday despite a big cut from...
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Lawyer for American charged in Japan’s trial of ex-Nissan exec Ghosn appeals for ‘justice’
TOKYO -- The six-year-old criminal case of Greg Kelly, an American ensnared in the scandal of Nissan’s former boss Carlos...
Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel turns its focus north toward Lebanon and Hezbollah
Israel’s defense minister has declared the start of a “new phase” of the war as Israel turns its focus toward...
Stock market today: Asian markets forge higher after Fed’s first rate cut in over 4 years
Asian markets forged higher on Thursday after the Federal Reserve kicked off its efforts to prevent a recession in the...
Why is Congo struggling to contain mpox?
KAVUMU, Congo -- Health authorities have struggled to contain outbreaks of mpox in Congo, a huge central African country where...
A gold mining town in Congo has become an mpox hot spot as a new strain spreads
KAMITUGA, Congo -- Slumped on the ground over a mound of dirt, Divine Wisoba pulled weeds from her daughter’s grave....
Sri Lanka’s presidential election a test for current leader, 2 years after its economy hit bottom
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Two years ago, food cart worker Fathima Shiyama had to wait in line, sometimes for days,...
Mission specialist for Titan sub owner to testify before Coast Guard
A mission specialist for the company that owned the Titan submersible that imploded in 2023 is scheduled to testify before...
Oversight board says it will help speed up projects to fix Puerto Rico’s electric grid
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- A federal control board that oversees Puerto Rico’s finances announced Wednesday that it will step...
Musk’s X skirts Brazil ban and returns to some users with change to server access
RIO DE JANEIRO -- Some Brazilian users regained access to X on Wednesday despite a nationwide ban put in place...
