World losing race to meet climate goals, COP28 president says
By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI The world is losing the race to meet its climate change goals, the president
2023-09-05 21:56
TikTok's Irish data center up and running as European privacy project gets under way
TikTok says operations have started at the first of its three European data centers, part of the popular Chinese owned app’s project to ease Western fears about privacy risks
2023-09-05 19:58
America's small towns are disbanding police forces, citing hiring woes. It's not all bad
America is in the midst of a police officer shortage
2023-09-05 19:47
Cluster munition deaths in Ukraine pass Syria, fueling rise in a weapon the world has tried to ban
More than 300 people were killed by cluster munitions in Ukraine in 2022, surpassing Syria as the country with the highest number of deaths from the controversial weapons for the first time in a decade
2023-09-05 16:18
Qantas boss retires early after allegations the Australian airline sold tickets for canceled flights
The boss of Australian airline Qantas says he will leave his job immediately — two months earlier than planned — following a series of embarrassing revelations about the company, including allegations it sold tickets for flights that had already been canceled
2023-09-05 09:29
Northern Ireland police chief resigns after controversies including huge data breach
Northern Ireland’s top police officer has resigned following a series of controversies that plagued the police force, including what he described as an “industrial scale” data breach
2023-09-05 00:21
Wegovy makes UK weight-loss debut even as Novo struggles with supplies
By Maggie Fick LONDON Some Britons are set to be able to get Wegovy weight-loss injections after Novo
2023-09-04 23:50
The US government is eager to restore powers to keep dangerous chemicals out of extremists' hands
When Congress returns this week, Homeland Security officials and those in the chemical industries will be watching to see if a program regulating the chemical sector will be on its agenda
2023-09-04 20:25
Biden heads to Philadelphia for a Labor Day parade and is expected to speak about unions' importance
President Joe Biden is heading to Philadelphia for the Tri-State Labor Day Parade
2023-09-04 18:49
Malaysian court unexpectedly dismisses dozens of graft charges against deputy prime minister
A Malaysian court has dismissed 47 corruption charges against Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi after prosecutors unexpectedly dropped the charges at an advanced stage of his trial
2023-09-04 18:28
UAW's clash with Big 3 automakers shows off a more confrontational union as strike deadline looms
A 46% pay raise
2023-09-04 17:21
The Turkish president is to meet Putin with the aim of reviving the Ukraine grain export deal
The presidents of Russia and Turkey are meeting on Monday, with Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan seeking to persuade Russia to revive an agreement that allowed Ukraine to export grain and other commodities from three Black Sea ports despite the war
2023-09-04 16:25