Fukushima disaster: What happened at the nuclear plant?
A tsunami struck the Japanese plant in 2011, leading to the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl.
2023-08-23 16:27
Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed ahead of Fed Chair speech and Nvidia earnings
Asian markets are trading mixed ahead of Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s highly anticipated speech later in the week
2023-08-23 15:29
Suspected Chinese dissident rides jet ski hundreds of miles to South Korea
A jet ski rider detained by South Korea for allegedly entering the country illegally is a prominent Chinese dissident who rode hundreds of miles across the sea to escape from China, activists say.
2023-08-23 14:28
Chinese-backed port project in Peru to be the 'gateway from South America to Asia,' official says
Dozens of cranes lift blocks weighing several tons and drop them to compact the soil of a roughly one-square-mile area on Peru’s Pacific coast, part of China’s most ambitious port project in Latin America designed to facilitate trade between the regions
2023-08-23 12:16
Zimbabwe election: Voters head to the polls with inflation on their minds
Robert Mugabe's successor faces his main challenge from Nelson Chamisa of the opposition CCC.
2023-08-23 10:45
Three reasons why Trump's arrest in Georgia may be different
When he turns himself in at Fulton County Jail, the process won't be the same as his last three arrests.
2023-08-23 09:51
Republican debate: Rivals to seek political oxygen in a Trump-less showdown
The frontrunner's absence from the TV showdown offers rivals an opening, but also has a big drawback.
2023-08-23 09:28
Asian Equity Futures Decline as Risk Tone Falters: Markets Wrap
Asian equity futures declined as Wall Street’s risk-on mood faded a day after the rally in big tech.
2023-08-23 07:46
Lawsuit seeks to halt Medicaid terminations in Florida
Two consumer advocacy groups filed a lawsuit in a Florida federal court Tuesday seeking to halt the state's termination of residents' Medicaid benefits. The suit is the first in the nation to challenge states' resumption of reviewing Medicaid enrollees' eligibility and dropping those deemed no longer qualified.
2023-08-23 07:16
Federal judge orders utility to turn over customer information amid reports of improper water use
A federal judge has ordered Mississippi’s largest electric utility to turn over information on customers in and around the capital city who might be using water without paying for it
2023-08-23 06:56
Solar panels to surround Dulles Airport will deliver power to 37,000 homes
Travelers taking off and landing at Dulles International Airport outside the nation’s capital will soon see an array of 200,000 solar panels that comprise the largest renewable energy project ever built at a U.S. airport
2023-08-23 06:55
Curo Group subsidiary sued by US regulator for 'churning' consumer loans
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) -A U.S. consumer finance regulator sued a subsidiary of fintech lender Curo Group Holdings Corp on
2023-08-23 05:30