To mask or not to mask? Biden goes both ways after first lady tests positive for COVID-19
President Joe Biden turned up in a mask for the first time in months on Tuesday, a day after his wife tested positive for COVID-19
2023-09-06 05:49
Jill Biden's bout with Covid-19 upends White House's sense of normalcy, but pandemic protocols don't appear to be coming
First lady Dr. Jill Biden's positive Covid-19 test does not appear to portend a major return to pandemic-era protocols at the White House, a reflection of how the virus' threat has receded since the early days of the administration even as cases begin to rise.
2023-09-06 04:17
US moves to force recall of 52 million air bag inflators that can explode and hurl shrapnel
The U.S. government is taking a big step toward forcing a defiant Tennessee company to recall 52 million air bag inflators that could explode, hurl shrapnel and injure or kill people
2023-09-06 01:46
Saudi Arabia, Russia plan to extend 1.3 million barrel a day oil cut through the end of the year
Saudi Arabia and Russia have agreed to extend their voluntary oil production cuts through the end of this year, trimming 1.3 million barrels of crude out of the global market and boosting energy prices
2023-09-05 22:17
China touts the benefits of its 'Belt and Road' initiative to Italy, which may end the agreement
China's foreign minister is seeking to sell his Italian counterpart on the benefits of leader Xi Jinping's signature “Belt and Road” initiative of Chinese-built and -funded infrastructure projects, as Rome considers whether to renew the agreement
2023-09-05 15:18
First lady Jill Biden tests positive for Covid-19
First lady Jill Biden tested positive for Covid-19 Monday, the White House announced.
2023-09-05 09:25
Japan announces emergency relief measures for seafood exporters hit by China's ban
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced a $141 million emergency fund to help exporters hit by a ban on Japanese seafood imposed by China in response to the release of treated radioactive wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant
2023-09-04 21:21
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 20:16
1st Africa Climate Summit opens as hard-hit continent of 1.3 billion demands more say and financing
The first African Climate Summit is opening as heads of state and others assert a stronger voice on a global issue that affects the continent of 1.3 billion people the most, even as they contribute to it the least
2023-09-04 15:51
France's waning influence in coup-hit Africa appears clear while few remember their former colonizer
The era of France’s arm-twisting interventionism in Africa may finally be over
2023-09-04 15:51
Disney wants to narrow the scope of its lawsuit against DeSantis to free speech claim
Disney wants to narrow the scope of its federal lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis to just a free speech claim that the Florida governor retaliated against the company because of its public opposition to a state law banning classroom lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity in early grades
2023-09-04 01:20
Russia attacks a Ukrainian port before key grain deal talks between Putin and Turkey's president
Two people have been hospitalized following a 3 ½-hour Russian drone barrage against port infrastructure in Ukraine’s Odesa region
2023-09-03 18:54