Category Archives: World

COVID's US toll projected to drop sharply by the end of July
NEW YORK - Teams of experts are projecting COVID-19's toll on the U.S. will fall sharply by the end of July, according to research released by the government Wednesday. But they also warn that a "subs...
May 05, 2021

US services sector slows slightly in April after record high
WASHINGTON - Activity in the U.S. services sector, where most Americans work, slowed slightly in April after hitting an all-time high in March. The Institute for Supply Management said its monthly sur...
May 05, 2021

EU plans tightening foreign investment, with eye on China
BRUSSELS - The European Union is planning to tighten rules on foreign investment in its 27 members and boost production autonomy for sensitive strategic goods, two measures bound to hit China - amid a...
May 05, 2021

Facebook board upholds Trump suspension
SAN FRANCISCO - Former President Donald Trump won't return to Facebook - for now. The social network's quasi-independent Oversight Board voted to uphold his ban from the platform after his account was...
May 05, 2021

India's foreign minister out of G-7 meeting over COVID risk
LONDON - India's foreign minister pulled out of in-person meetings at a Group of Seven gathering in London on Wednesday because of possible exposure to the coronavirus. Diplomats from the G-7 group of...
May 05, 2021

UK police on trial accused of soccer player's murder
LONDON - British prosecutors accused a police officer of murder Tuesday for allegedly using unnecessary force against a Black former Premier League soccer player, who died after being kicked in the he...
May 04, 2021

Netanyahu misses deadline, political future in question
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday failed to meet a midnight deadline to put together a new governing coalition, raising the possibility that his Likud party could be pus...
May 04, 2021

Santorum's comments on Native Americans don't quiet critics
NEW YORK - CNN analyst Rick Santorum's claim that he misspoke during a recent speech where he said there was "nothing here" when the United States was founded did little to diminish anger against him....
May 04, 2021

Dutch king lays Remembrance Day wreath honouring war dead
AMSTERDAM - The Dutch king laid a wreath Tuesday at a monument to the country's war dead at a solemn commemoration ceremony devoid of the usual huge crowds for the second straight year because of coro...
May 04, 2021

Dutch king lays Remembrance Day wreath honouring war dead
AMSTERDAM - The Dutch king laid a wreath Tuesday at a monument to the country's war dead at a solemn commemoration ceremony devoid of the usual huge crowds for the second straight year because of coro...
May 04, 2021