Those who fear inflation could pose a threat to the United States economic recovery got another dose of ammunition on Wednesday with the latest government data showing producer prices kept galloping upward in June. The Producer Price Index (PPI), which measures prices that businesses fetch […]
The European Union unveiled sweeping new legislation to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 55 percent this decade, aiming to turn green goals into concrete action and set an example for the world’s other big economies to follow. The proposals by the EU’s executive branch, the […]
Megacap tech stocks led the SP 500 marginally higher and bond yields fell as investors turned to defensive favorites with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell making the case for maintaining economic stimulus. The SP 500 closed slightly higher with Powell emphasizing in Congressional testimony that […]
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is being taken to Sao Paulo where doctors will determine if he needs emergency surgery, his office said on Wednesday, after the far-right leader was hospitalised after a 10-day bout of chronic hiccups. Bolsonaro, 66, had been complaining publicly since last […]
The coronavirus infections curve in the United States is rising again after months of decline, with the number of new cases per day doubling over the past three weeks, driven by the fast-spreading Delta variant, lagging vaccination rates and Fourth of July gatherings. Despite having […]
A surge of coronavirus cases in several Middle Eastern countries could have dire consequences, aggravated by the spread of the Delta variant and low vaccine availability, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. After a decline in cases and deaths for eight weeks, the agency […]
Violence rocking South Africa is driven by economic inequality and poverty as well as by politics, analysts say. Article source: https://www.aljazeera.com/program/inside-story/2021/7/14/what-triggered-the-recent-violence-in-south-africa
Violence rocking South Africa is driven by economic inequality and poverty as well as by politics, analysts say. Article source: https://www.aljazeera.com/program/inside-story/2021/7/14/what-triggered-the-recent-violence-in-south-africa
At least 347 refugees from Afghanistan have crossed into the Central Asian country of Tajikistan over two days, fleeing sweeping gains by Taliban fighters as foreign forces withdraw. State information agency Khovar, citing Tajikistan border guards, said on Wednesday the refugees “fled from the Taliban […]
At least 347 refugees from Afghanistan have crossed into the Central Asian country of Tajikistan over two days, fleeing sweeping gains by Taliban fighters as foreign forces withdraw. State information agency Khovar, citing Tajikistan border guards, said on Wednesday the refugees “fled from the Taliban […]
