Barcelona may need water shipped in during a record drought in northeast Spain, authorities say
Tighter water restrictions for drought-stricken northeast Spain have gone in effect as authorities in Catalonia say that Barcelona may need to have fresh water shipped in by boat in the coming months
2023-11-29 22:47
Wolverines threatened with extinction as climate change melts their snowy mountain refuges, US says
The North American wolverine will receive long-delayed federal protections under a Biden administration proposal
2023-11-29 21:58
US economic growth for last quarter is revised up to a 5.2% annual rate
Shrugging off higher interest rates, America’s consumers spent enough to help drive the economy to a brisk 5.2% annual pace from July through September, the government reported in an upgrade from its previous estimate
2023-11-29 21:57
Israel compares Hamas to the Islamic State group. But the comparison misses the mark in key ways
It has become an Israeli mantra throughout the latest war in Gaza: Hamas is ISIS
2023-11-29 21:52
Pakistan acquits ex-Premier Nawaz Sharif in a graft case. He's now closer to running in elections
A Pakistani court has acquitted former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a graft case, removing a major obstacle for him to run in parliamentary elections in February
2023-11-29 21:51
Gay couple in Nepal becomes the 1st to officially register same-sex marriage in the country
A gay couple in Nepal on Wednesday became the first in the nation to receive official same-sex marriage status
2023-11-29 21:30
Argentina's president-elect announces his pick for economy minister
Argentina’s President-elect Javier Milei says he's chosen Luis Caputo, a former finance minister and Central Bank chief who is known as an expert in markets, to lead the Economy Ministry when the right-wing leader takes office on Dec. 10
2023-11-29 20:51
Blinken seeks a new extension of the Gaza cease-fire as he heads again to the Middle East
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the Biden administration would like to see a new extension of the cease-fire agreement in Israel’s war with Hamas after the current one expires
2023-11-29 20:25
Chemours, DuPont, Corteva reach $110 million 'forever chemicals' Ohio settlement
Chemours, Dupont De Nemours and Corteva have reached a settlement agreement with the U.S. state of Ohio for
2023-11-29 20:20
GM says pretax earnings took $1.1B hit from autoworkers strike, but says it can absorb costs of deal
General Motors says pretax earnings took a $1.1 billion hit this year from a six-week strike by autoworkers, but the company expects to absorb the costs of a new contract and is even raising its dividend
2023-11-29 19:50
Emirati-designated COP28 leader forcefully denies report UAE wanted to seek oil deals in summit
The Emirati president-designate for the upcoming United Nations COP28 climate talks has forcefully denied a report alleging his nation planned to use the summit to strike oil and gas deal, a day before the summit was due to being
2023-11-29 19:28
Futures rise on growing bets of rate cuts next year
U.S. stock index futures rose on Wednesday as investors remained optimistic about an interest rate cut from the
2023-11-29 19:26