President Biden: U.S. economy enroute to ‘new plateau,’ amid recession fears
[ad_1] US President Joe Biden said on Thursday the U.S. economy was seeing “really bright spots” after a rough few years and was headed to […]
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McDonald’s Japan hikes prices on about 80% of its menu from Jan. 16
[ad_1] McDonald’s announced its third price hike in Japan in less than a year on Friday. McDonald’s Holding Company Japan Ltd said it would raise […]
Prince Harry says his brother William knocked him to floor in row over Meghan Markle
[ad_1] Britain’s Prince Harry says that his older brother and heir to the throne, Prince William knocked him to the floor during a 2019 altercation […]
New Zealand don’t want Chinese arrivals to produce negative COVID test
[ad_1] The New Zealand government said on Wednesday it would not require travelers from China to produce a negative COVID-19 test. New Zealand’s COVID-19 minister, […]
Canada grants record permanent residency permits in 2022
[ad_1] Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has relied on immigration to boost the Canadian economy and support an aging population since coming to power in […]
Stimulus Checks 2023: UK announces up to £900 cash support for low-income householdss
[ad_1] Millions of low-income households in Britain will receive cost-of-living support from the government of up to 900 pounds ($1,084) over the financial year, the […]
China calls entry restrictions targeting its citizens unreasonable
[ad_1] China is protesting some countries restricting its citizens from entering their country. Some countries’ COVID-19 entry restrictions targeting China lack scientific basis and are […]
Palestinians protest Israel’s Ben-Gvir visiting contested Jerusalem holy site
[ad_1] Israel’s far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir briefly visited the compound that houses the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem on Tuesday, a move condemned by […]
Lenders fail to sell Evergrande’s Hong Kong headquarters by tender
[ad_1] The tender deal of embattled China Evergrande Group’s (3333. HK) Hong Kong headquarters has expired again, because the offer prices and terms did not […]
Dubai drops 30% tax on alcohol sales to woo tourists
[ad_1] Dubai has suspended a tax of 30% on alcohol and dropped the license fee needed to buy alcohol. The move is expected to further […]
Some in Beijing, Shanghai, and Wuhan return to work after COVID infections
[ad_1] Some people in China’s pivotal cities of Beijing, Shanghai, and Wuhan braved the cold and a spike in COVID-19 infections to return to regular […]
Watch: Prince Harry says, ‘I want my father and brother back’
[ad_1] Prince Harry said his problematic relationship with the royal family “never needed to be this way,” and he wants to get his father, King […]
Turkish 2022 trade deficit leaps to $110.2 billion, 138% up
[ad_1] The Turkish trade deficit widened 138.4% from the previous year to $110.19 billion in 2022, the Trade Ministry said on Monday, with exports rising […]
WHO wants China to share real-time data regularly on COVID situation
[ad_1] The WHO on Friday once again urged China’s health administrators to regularly share detailed and real-time information on the COVID-19 situation in the country. […]
Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories: U.N. asks World Court to give opinion
[ad_1] The U.N. on Friday asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to give an opinion on the legal impacts of Israel’s occupation of the […]
Video: Cambodia casino fire: 8 bodies found in ruins, 27 dead, 20 people missing
[ad_1] About 400 employees and patrons were in the Grand Diamond City casino and hotel in Poipet, a town on the Thai border, when the […]
Philippines floods, landslides kill 44 after Christmas Day rains
Heavy rains inundated villages, towns, and highways in the Visayas and Mindanao regions on Christmas Day, forcing more than 50,000 people to flee their homes. […]
Hong Kong requests Japan to drop airport bans affecting 60,000 travelers
Hong Kong has requested Japan to revoke a COVID-19 constraint that allows passenger flights from the financial hub to land only at four designated airports, […]
Chinese jet comes within 10 feet of U.S. military aircraft, US says
A Chinese military plane came within 10 feet (3 meters) of a U.S. air force aircraft in the contested South China Sea last week and […]
Romania detains ex-kickboxer Andrew Tate in human trafficking case
On Thursday, Romanian prosecutors said they detained divisive internet personality and former professional kickboxer Andrew Tate on suspicion of human trafficking, rape, and forming an […]