Kenya tea company suspends operations after protesters burn machines
A multinational tea company based in Kenya has suspended operations after tea plucking and harvesting machines were burned by protesters, citing massive job losses due to mechanization
2023-05-24 00:25
China presses Dutch minister for access to chipmaking tech blocked on security grounds
China’s foreign minister has pressed his Dutch counterpart for access to advanced chipmaking technology that has been blocked on security grounds and warned against allowing what he said were unfounded fears of Beijing to spoil relations
2023-05-24 00:16
Russia extends detention of US journalist Evan Gershkovich by 3 months
Russian news agencies are reporting that a court has extended the arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich by three months
2023-05-23 23:55
Ford decides to keep AM radio on 2024 models, will restore AM on two electric vehicles from 2023
Owners of new Ford vehicles will be able to tune in to AM radio in their cars, trucks and SUVs after all
2023-05-23 23:28
France bans short-haul flights to cut carbon emissions
All domestic air routes are stopped where the same journey could be made by train in under 2.5 hours.
2023-05-23 23:22
Geneva airport briefly closed as climate activists protest private jet fair
Authorities say Geneva airport was briefly closed to flights Tuesday after climate activists staged a protest against a private jet fair taking place in the Swiss city this week
2023-05-23 22:50
UPS strike looms in a world grown reliant on everything delivered everywhere all the time
The last time UPS workers walked of the job more than two decades ago, it crippled the shipping company
2023-05-23 22:49
Stock market today: Wall Street opens lower as deal on raising debt limit remains elusive
Stocks are slipping on Wall Street as the U.S. government creeps closer to the edge of a potentially disastrous default on its debt
2023-05-23 21:48
U-Haul truck driver who crashed into security barrier at park near White House is arrested
A man police believe intentionally crashed a U-Haul truck into a security barrier at a park across from the White House has been identified as a 19-year-old suburban St. Louis resident
2023-05-23 21:18
Millennial Money: How to pick a socially responsible bank
Now is a great time to look for a bank or credit union that aligns with your values
2023-05-23 20:57
Tempers rise as German government's clean heating plans go up in smoke
Germany’s government is facing a major test after two junior partners in Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-party coalition sparred publicly over a key element in the country’s ambitious climate policy
2023-05-23 20:56
Stock market today: Wall Street futures tick down after US debt talks fail to break impasse
Wall Street dipped modestly in premarket trading after more talks in Washington on government debt ended with no deal to avoid a potentially jarring default
2023-05-23 19:58