Retailers ready to kick off unofficial start of the holiday season just as shoppers pull back
Retailers are kicking off the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season on Friday with a bevy of discounts and other enticements
2023-11-23 20:17
Madagascar president on course for reelection as supporters claim they were promised money to vote
Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina is on course for reelection in a vote boycotted by most opposition candidates
2023-11-23 19:46
Chinese refugee challenges Australian law that imposes a curfew and tracking bracelet
New laws rushed through Australia’s Parliament last week to mandate curfews and electronic tracking bracelets on some foreigners with criminal records are facing their first High Court challenge
2023-11-23 19:29
WHO asks China for more information about rise in illnesses and pneumonia clusters
The World Health Organization says it has made an official request to China for information about a potentially worrying spike in respiratory illnesses and clusters of pneumonia in children
2023-11-23 18:48
Finland to close all but northernmost border crossing with Russia
By Essi Lehto HELSINKI (Reuters) -Finland will close all but the northernmost crossing point on its border with Russia from
2023-11-23 17:23
In political shift to the far right, anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders wins big in Dutch elections
The far-right and anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders is heading for a massive parliamentary election victory
2023-11-23 17:18
Hundreds of German police raid properties of Hamas supporters in Berlin and across the country
Hundreds of police officers are searching the properties of Hamas members and followers in Germany with the majority of the raids taking place in Berlin
2023-11-23 16:55
An anti-European Union billboard campaign in Hungary turns up tensions with the Orbán government
A countrywide billboard campaign that flooded the streets of Hungary this week takes aim at the head of the European Union’s executive, Ursula von der Leyen
2023-11-23 15:52
Dozens evacuate and 10 homes are destroyed by a wildfire burning out of control on the edge of Perth
Australian authorities say dozens of residents have been evacuated and at least 10 homes have been destroyed by a wildfire that's burning out of control during heat wave spring conditions on the northern fringe of the west coast city of Perth
2023-11-23 14:16
Longer droughts in Zimbabwe take a toll on wildlife and cause more frequent clashes with people
In Zimbabwe, rains are finally bringing relief to its second-largest national park
2023-11-23 14:00
Decision on the future of wild horses in a North Dakota national park expected next year
About 200 wild horses roam free in a western North Dakota national park
2023-11-23 13:57
To save the climate, the oil and gas sector must slash planet-warming operations, report says
The oil and gas sector, one of the major emitters of planet-warming gases, will need a rapid and substantial overhaul for the world to avoid even worse extremes fueled by human-caused climate change
2023-11-23 13:22