South Africa producer inflation quickens to 4.3% y/y in August
JOHANNESBURG South Africa's producer inflation quickened to 4.3% year on year in August from 2.7% in July, statistics
2023-09-28 17:45
Travis King arrives back on US soil from N Korea
The US soldier had illegally crossed into North Korea in July and had been held there since.
2023-09-28 17:26
Congress on track to trigger a shutdown with House and Senate at odds
With only three days to go before government funding expires, Congress is barreling toward a shutdown with the House and Senate at an impasse over a path forward.
2023-09-28 17:21
Nagorno-Karabakh state will cease to exist in January, says leader
More than half of the region's ethic Armenians are now thought to have fled the Azerbaijani takeover.
2023-09-28 17:20
Texas man pleads guilty in the smuggling operation that left 53 migrants dead in a hot semitruck in San Antonio
One of several men indicted in a smuggling operation that left 53 migrants dead after they were trapped in the back of a sweltering semitruck in San Antonio last year has pleaded guilty, authorities said.
2023-09-28 16:59
The Mississippi River is starving for rain. Its prospects are grim
Water levels on the Mississippi River are nearing historic lows for the second consecutive year, triggering a drinking water emergency in Louisiana as ocean water flows upstream, unimpeded by the river's uncharacteristically weak flow. With no substantial rain in the immediate forecast, levels are expected to drop to even more dire levels in the coming weeks.
2023-09-28 16:58
TikTok’s E-Commerce Ambitions Stall as Global Backlash Grows
Teten Masduki couldn’t stop talking about TikTok. In a July meeting with his team, the Indonesian minister broke
2023-09-28 14:19
Taiwan unveils first domestically built submarine as China threat grows
Taiwan unveiled its first-ever domestically built submarine on Thursday, an accomplishment the island democracy's leader hailed as a significant milestone as Taipei works to boost its military deterrence in the face of a growing threat from Beijing.
2023-09-28 13:50
New Mexico conquistador statue reinstallation stopped after protests
By Andrew Hay ESPANOLA, New Mexico A New Mexico county halted the reinstallation of a 16th-century Spanish conquistador
2023-09-28 13:47
Jailing of Vietnam climate activist sparks concern
Human rights groups say there is a worrying trend of activists being arrested on tax evasion charges.
2023-09-28 13:19
BBC helps free suspected migrants stuck in refrigerated lorry
A woman spoke to us from inside the lorry in France, saying she was struggling to breathe.
2023-09-28 12:49
Curtains, sleeping with teachers: 2024 Republican debate takes strange turns
By Alexandra Ulmer Two White House hopefuls squabbled over curtains on live television, while a third boasted he
2023-09-28 12:46