World

Malian official: Politician Cisse, French aid worker freed

BAMAKO, Mali - Islamic extremists have freed prominent Malian politician Soumaila Cisse after holding him hostage for more than six months, as well as a French aid worker who was kidnapped in 2016, a ...

Oct 06, 2020

Activists, scientists, authors among 'genius grant' fellows

CHICAGO - An activist speaking out about inadequate waste and water sanitation in rural America, an author of young adult and children's literature reflecting the world's diversity, and a neuroscienti...

Oct 06, 2020

UK's hospitality sector sounds alarm on jobs amid curfew

LONDON - The U.K.'s pubs and restaurants could see well over 500,000 job losses by the end of 2020 as a result of new coronavirus restrictions, including the requirement they shut their doors at 10 p....

Oct 06, 2020

IMF head says global economy facing long climb to recovery

WASHINGTON - The head of the International Monetary Fund says that the global economy has started on a long climb to stronger growth with prospects looking a little better than four months ago. IMF Ma...

Oct 06, 2020

Germany: OPCW says nerve agent used in Navalny poisoning

BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman says a global chemical watchdog group has confirmed Germany and other countries' findings that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was the vic...

Oct 06, 2020

Fed's Powell: Lack of further stimulus imperils recovery

WASHINGTON - Strong financial support from the government and the Federal Reserve have spurred a solid recovery from the pandemic recession, but the rebound may falter without further aid, Fed Chair J...

Oct 06, 2020

US job postings edge down to 6.49 million

WASHINGTON - U.S. employers advertised for slightly fewer jobs in August as hiring ticked up modestly. The number of U.S. job postings on the last day of August dipped to 6.49 million, down from 6.70 ...

Oct 06, 2020

US trade deficit up to $67.1 billion in August, 14-year high

WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit rose in August to the highest level in 14 years. The Commerce Department reported Tuesday that the gap between the goods and services the United States sells and wh...

Oct 06, 2020

Trump's return means more anxiety for White House reporters

NEW YORK - President Donald Trump's return to the White House to recover from the coronavirus seems certain to raise the already heightened anxiety level of the journalists assigned to follow him. Thr...

Oct 06, 2020

Panel to announce 2020 Nobel Prize for physics

STOCKHOLM - The 2020 Nobel Prize for physics is being announced Tuesday, an award that has in the past honoured discoveries about the tiniest of particles and the vast mysteries of outer space. A pane...

Oct 05, 2020