US debt ceiling bill faces narrow path to passage in House
By Richard Cowan, Moira Warburton and David Morgan WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives is due to vote
2023-05-31 18:24
Delta Air Lines hit with lawsuit over claims of carbon neutrality
A consumer class action lawsuit filed Tuesday claims Delta Air Lines inaccurately billed itself as the world’s “first carbon-neutral airline” and should pay damages
2023-05-31 18:24
UN appeals court increases sentences for 2 Serbs convicted of crimes in Balkan wars
United Nations appeals judges have significantly expanded the convictions of two allies of late Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic, holding them responsible for involvement in crimes across Bosnia and in one town in Croatia as members of a joint criminal plan to drive out non-Serbs from the areas during the Balkan wars
2023-05-31 18:23
Gun violence in the US in 2023
U.S. health and advocacy groups have declared June 2 as National Gun Violence Awareness Day. People are asked
2023-05-31 18:22
Woman who accused Biden of sexually assaulting her in 1993 defects to Russia
A former staffer who accused Joe Biden of sexual assault has defected to Moscow and spoken to Russian state media in a news conference that lasted several hours.
2023-05-31 17:58
Sweden close to becoming first 'smoke free' country in Europe as daily use of cigarettes dwindles
Summer is in the air, cigarette smoke is not, in Sweden's outdoor bars and restaurants
2023-05-31 17:54
Nevada Republican governor approves abortion protections in cross-party move
Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo has signed a bill enshrining existing protections for out-of-state abortion patients and in-state providers
2023-05-31 17:53
U.S. troops guard town hall in northern Kosovo
By Fatos Bytyci LEPOSAVIC, Kosovo U.S. peacekeepers stood behind barbed wire as protestors held a Serbian flag outside
2023-05-31 17:29
JPMorgan's Dimon says US, China need 'real engagement' to resolve issues
HONG KONG (Reuters) -JPMorgan Chase & Co CEO Jamie Dimon said on Wednesday the United States and China need to
2023-05-31 17:28
Pay packages for female CEOs fell last year after big gains in 2021, ranks remain thin
Last year was a mixed bag pay-wise for the women who run companies in the S&P 500 -- compensation increased for more than half of them, but the median pay package fell 6%
2023-05-31 17:20
Military says Sudan has suspended its participation in talks with paramilitary rival
A military spokesman says Sudan has suspended its participation in talks with a paramilitary force it has been battling for weeks
2023-05-31 17:15
India's Bengaluru may need $363 million to fix drainage, avoid flooding - report
By Deep Kaushik Vakil BENGALURU India's Bengaluru may need nearly 28 billion rupees ($362.7 million) to restore a
2023-05-31 16:16