OTTAWA (Reuters) – The head of a Canadian political party said on Thursday that an intelligence report about some members of parliament acting as agents for other nations was concerning and that offending lawmakers must be removed. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been on the defensive since a committee of lawmakers that focuses on security […]
By Giulio Piovaccari MILAN (Reuters) – European governments may be wary of budget Chinese electric vehicles flooding their markets but they’re also fiercely competing for a share of the manufacturing investment and jobs the new competitors bring. While the European Union investigates China’s auto subsidies and considers tariffs on imports, national governments across the bloc […]
By Giulio Piovaccari MILAN (Reuters) – European governments may be wary of budget Chinese electric vehicles flooding their markets but they’re also fiercely competing for a share of the manufacturing investment and jobs the new competitors bring. While the European Union investigates China’s auto subsidies and considers tariffs on imports, national governments across the bloc […]
Tourists are flocking to Spain in record numbers, such as these seen sunbathing on the island of Menorca, giving the economy a huge boost (Jaime REINA) Derided as “Club Med” nations during the European debt crisis 15 years ago, the economies of Spain, Greece and Portugal are now outperforming their northern peers thanks to a […]
Four days of voting are getting under way in European Union parliamentary elections across the 27 member states that are expected to deliver gains for the hard right. Estonians are casting their ballots across six days, starting from Monday, but the Netherlands is the only EU country to start its single-day vote so early, followed […]
By Mariko Katsumura MEIWA, Japan (Reuters) – When Costco Wholesale opened its warehouse in a rural Japanese town not far from Tokyo last year offering hundreds of jobs at eye-popping pay, a nearby noodle shop chain took a drastic step: it hiked hourly wages by a third. It was an almost unthinkable decision for Yamada-udon, […]
NEW DELHI (AP) — China, Ukraine and other nations sent their congratulations on Wednesday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government began preparations for his swearing-in for a record third term following the world’s largest democratic election. Modi’s Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party planned to meet with allies later Wednesday to discuss the government’s formation. Official results […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has launched an intense drive to persuade Hamas and Israel to accept a new cease-fire proposal in the nearly eight-month-old war in Gaza while it also presses Arab nations to get the militant group to go along with the terms. It comes as President Joe Biden suggested in a […]
Indian space startup Agnikul Cosmos successfully launched the nation’s first 3D-printed rocket engine on Thursday (May 30), paving the way for reduced time and costs associated with building rockets and boosting the country’s spacefaring capabilities. “It signals the ability to rapidly assemble rockets that is unparalleled,” Satyanarayanan Chakravarthy of Agnikul Cosmos, who is also a […]
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile has joined a group of nations supporting a genocide case against Israel filed last year at the International Court of Justice. President Gabriel Boric said in a speech to lawmakers Saturday that he was appalled by the humanitarian devastation in Gaza, especially against women and children. He accused the Israeli […]
An aerial view shows high voltage power lines on May 16, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Florida. Twenty-one states are joining a push by President Joe Biden’s administration to modernize the nation’s aging electric grid, which is under pressure from growing demand, a changing mix of power generation and severe weather. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty […]
ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama man received a lethal injection Thursday for the 2004 deaths of an elderly couple who police said were attacked with a hammer, machete and tire tool during a robbery at their home. Jamie Ray Mills, 50, was pronounced dead at 6:26 p.m. after a three-drug injection at a southwest […]