Extreme weather may cost the global fashion industry $65 billion by 2030
Extreme heat and flooding are set to deal a massive blow to the global fashion industry, with four of the world's top garment producing countries at risk of missing out on $65 billion in earnings by 2030, according to a study from Cornell University and investment manager Schroders.
2023-09-14 12:48
Putin and Kim meet in Russia, but what are the main takeaways?
Covering a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un might best be described as a caption contest: The two held what the Kremlin called "very substantive" discussions on Wednesday, but beyond a few photo opportunities, we still have very little idea what went on behind closed doors.
2023-09-14 12:21
Guatemalan president-elect suspends presidential transition process
Guatemalan President-elect Bernardo Arévalo de León has announced he is temporarily suspending the presidential transition process after Public Ministry agents raided electoral facilities and opened voting boxes.
2023-09-14 11:29
Survivors frustrated and volunteers pour in as Morocco accepts limited foreign aid following deadly quake
Wearing an elegant holiday outfit and sunglasses, Chadia Halimi looked a bit out of place in the dusty camp on the edge of Tafeghaghte, a mountain village in the Moroccan Atlas Mountains that was leveled in last week's earthquake.
2023-09-14 08:56
Zimbabwe's president faces outrage after appointing son and nephew as government ministers
Zimbabwe's recently re-elected President Emmerson Mnangagwa is facing outrage after appointing his son as deputy minister to the country's finance ministry.
2023-09-14 00:48
Spanish water worker finds ancient gold necklaces on hillside
Two gold necklaces dating from around 2,500 years ago have been found by chance in northwestern Spain by a worker for a local water company.
2023-09-14 00:46
Picasso masterpiece depicting his young mistress could sell for over $120 million at auction
A Picasso masterpiece entitled "Femme à la montre" is expected to fetch more than $120 million when it goes up for auction this fall.
2023-09-13 21:19
Fire kills at least 30 in nine-story building in Vietnam
At least 30 people, including children, have been killed in a fire at an apartment block in Vietnam's capital Hanoi, local media reported on Wednesday citing the city's police.
2023-09-13 19:58
Ukrainian missiles strike Russian shipyard in Crimea
Ukraine launched an extensive assault on a Russian ship repair base in Crimea early Wednesday morning, Russian and Ukrainian officials said, in what appears to be Ukraine's most ambitious strike on the port since the war began.
2023-09-13 17:58
China says it hasn't issued any ban on Apple's iPhone
China hasn't issued any laws or rules to ban the use of iPhones or any other foreign phone brand, a Chinese government spokesperson said on Wednesday.
2023-09-13 17:45
Chinese insurance boss sentenced to life in jail for corruption
Wang Bin, the former chairman of one of China's biggest life insurers, will spend the rest of his life in jail after a court found him guilty of corruption.
2023-09-13 17:22
This green armored train has carried the Kim family for decades
On Sunday afternoon, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stepped onto an old-fashioned green train that has by now become an enduring symbol of the hermit nation's isolation and secrecy.
2023-09-13 15:56