Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan have concluded talks aimed at strengthening bilateral ties and addressing regional security issues, including the situation in war-torn Syria. Wednesday’s meeting in Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi lasted for nearly three hours, marking […]
Cathie Wood sold a near $270 million stake in Tesla Inc. as the bond selloff hit rate-sensitive technology stocks to spur outflows from her growth-focused funds. Wood’s Ark Investment Management offloaded more than 340,000 Tesla shares across three exchange-traded funds on Tuesday, according to the […]
The Chinese government is considering raising power prices for industrial consumers to help ease a growing supply crunch. The rate hikes for factories could come in the form of higher flat fees, or in rates that are linked to the price of coal, according to […]
Officials in Ecuador say more than 100 inmates have been killed and 52 others injured in a riot between rival gangs inside a prison, the latest in a series of deadly clashes in the Andean nation’s overpopulated and understaffed prison system. The country’s prisons bureau […]
Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro is putting pressure on governors and lawmakers to reduce taxes on diesel and cooking gas in a bid to rein in rising energy prices that are hurting his popularity. “There is no reason for cooking gas to cost 50 reais ($9.21) […]
A judge in the United States has suspended Britney Spears’s father from the conservatorship that has controlled the singer’s life and money for 13 years. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny on Wednesday agreed with a petition from Spears and her lawyer, Mathew Rosengart, […]
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has said it is pushing to secure additional COVID-19 vaccines for residents of the Americas amid huge discrepancies in vaccination rates between countries in the region. PAHO, the Americas branch of the World Health Organization (WHO), announced on Wednesday […]
Next year’s Winter Olympics in Beijing will be held without fans from overseas with tickets restricted to fans living in China because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced. The IOC also said only fully vaccinated participants at the Games, which […]
Unprecedented power cuts in Northern China left millions without electricity, ground factories to a halt and sent workers to the hospital with carbon monoxide poisoning after ventilators lost power during a blackout. “Sorry out of use” signs have become ubiquitous at petrol stations in many […]
A Canadian federal court has upheld a human rights tribunal decision ordering Ottawa to compensate Indigenous children and their families who faced discrimination in the provision of government services, the latest development in a years-long fight by Indigenous rights advocates. The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal […]
