China Financial Watchdog Vows to Further Open Up, Curb Risks
China will continue to open up its $60 trillion financial market to foreign banks and investment firms, while
2023-06-08 12:28
Auckland Airport to Double Airline Charges to Fund New Terminal
New Zealand’s busiest airport plans to double the fees it charges airlines over the next four years as
2023-06-08 07:54
Get ready for more of this smoke
Millions of people from the Midwest to the Northeast and down to the mid-Atlantic are looking at an unhealthy smoky haze slowly drifting down from Canada. Schools and activities are being canceled in an effort to protect those most at risk. And there's not much anyone can do about it.
2023-06-08 05:58
Canada wildfires: Tens of millions under air quality warnings as fires burn
Air quality advisories have been issued in Canada and the northern US as wildfire smoke travels south.
2023-06-07 18:53
Human Rights Campaign declares LGBTQ state of emergency in US
By Daniel Trotta The largest LGBTQ advocacy organization in the United States on Tuesday declared its first national
2023-06-07 05:26
Drugs and visas: Prince Harry's US court case explained
After the duke admitted using drugs, the US government is being sued to reveal his visa application.
2023-06-06 05:22
Canada could see its worst wildfire season on record
There have been an "unprecedented" number of fires so far, burning an area about the size of Belgium.
2023-06-06 04:49
Australia to triple size of protected marine park to area larger than Germany
Australia plans to triple the size of an ecologically important marine park and close off an area larger than Germany to fishing and mining, the government announced Monday, protecting millions of vulnerable seabirds and animals.
2023-06-05 11:50
The mother bringing autism out of the dark in Iraq
Shunned by society, Shaimaa Alhashimi built an online following by making videos about her home life.
2023-06-05 07:21
China's growing comedy scene feels censorship chill
The recent crackdown on stand-up comedy has further shrunk the space for public discussion in China.
2023-06-05 07:15
Tiananmen Square: Hong Kong police make arrests on anniversary of massacre
Pro-democracy activists have been detained in a crackdown on marking the 1989 massacre in Beijing.
2023-06-04 20:17
Overseas Hong Kongers carry Tiananmen's torch as vigils to remember massacre victims are snuffed out back home
Hong Kongers living overseas are helping to keep the flame of remembrance alive for the victims of China's Tiananmen massacre as authorities in a city that once hosted huge annual vigils continue to stamp out dissent.
2023-06-04 11:54