Portuguese prime minister resigns after being caught up in corruption probe
Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa says he is resigning after being involved in a widespread corruption probe
2023-11-07 22:54
Former Meta engineering leader to testify before Congress on Instagram's harms to teens
On the same day whistleblower Frances Haugen was testifying before Congress about the harms of Facebook and Instagram to children in the fall of 2021, Arturo Bejar, then a contractor at the social media giant, sent an email to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg about the same topic
2023-11-07 22:51
Exonerated 'Central Park Five' member set to win council seat as New York votes in local elections
An exonerated member of the “Central Park Five” is poised to win a seat on the New York City Council, decades after he was wrongly imprisoned in an infamous rape case
2023-11-07 22:45
Bangladesh raises monthly minimum wage for garment workers to $113 following weeks of protests
Authorities in Bangladesh have announced a new minimum wage for garment factory workers after weeks of violent protests
2023-11-07 22:22
Australia's leader calls for free and unimpeded trade to resume with China after ties deteriorated
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called for the “full resumption of free and unimpeded trade" with China in a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang
2023-11-07 21:50
The Air Force asks Congress to protect its nuclear launch sites from encroaching wind turbines
The Air Force is asking Congress to restrict further construction of the towering wind turbines that have edged closer to its nuclear missile sites in Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, Nebraska and Colorado
2023-11-07 21:20
Barcelona dockers refuse to handle military material amid Gaza war
By Joan Faus BARCELONA The Barcelona port stevedores' union has refused to load and unload any military material
2023-11-07 21:19
Star-filled Euclid images spur mission to probe 'dark universe'
By Tim Hepher PARIS European astronomers on Tuesday released the first images from the newly launched Euclid space
2023-11-07 21:15
WeWork seeks bankruptcy protection, a stunning fall for a firm once valued at close to $50 billion
WeWork has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, marking a stunning fall for the office sharing company once seen as a Wall Street darling that promised to upend the way people went to work around the world
2023-11-07 19:58
Virginia voters will decide legislature's political control, with abortion rights hotly contested
Virginia’s legislative campaign cycle is coming to a close as a nation closely watches the contest for hints of what may come in the 2024 presidential cycle
2023-11-07 19:29
Law and order and the economy are focus of the British government's King's Speech
Britain’s Conservative government is setting out a pre-election policy slate including tougher sentences for criminals and measures to tame inflation and boost economic growth
2023-11-07 19:27
Protests turn ugly as pressure mounts on Spain's acting government for amnesty talks with Catalans
Three people have been arrested in a protest against negotiations between Spain’s acting government and Catalan separatist parties over a possible amnesty for thousands involved in Catalonia’s independence movement
2023-11-07 18:57