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Empty Shelves and Rising Prices Test Tunisians’ Patience
Food shortages are worsening in Tunisia with empty shelves in supermarkets and bakeries, adding to popular discontent at high prices and risking unrest as the government tries to stave off a crisis in public finances....
Protesters March in Belgrade Against Planned Gay Parade
Thousands of religious and right-wing opponents of a European gay pride event to be hosted by Belgrade protested through the Serbian capital in opposition of the upcoming EuroPride march, slated for Sept. 17 — an...
Charles Becomes King Following Death of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth
LONDON — Queen Elizabeth, the longest-reigning monarch in Britain's history, died on Thursday, Sept. 8 at the age of 96, with her son Charles succeeding her as king. Buckingham Palace announced the queen's death on...
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth Dies Peacefully at 96, Bringing 70-year Reign to a Close
BALMORAL, Scotland — Queen Elizabeth, Britain's longest-reigning monarch and the nation's figurehead for seven decades, has died aged 96, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday. "The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon," it said in...
Schlumberger Sees North American Oil Activity Growing Faster Than Expected
Top oilfield services company Schlumberger on Wednesday, Sept. 7 said North American oil and gas activity was growing at a faster pace than expected, as customers have largely shrugged off concerns about a looming recession....
District Judge’s Order for Special Master Could Confound Investigation Into Trump
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon has granted former President Donald Trump's request for a special master to review the over 10,000 government records seized by the FBI during their search of his Mar-a-Lago estate in...
Seattle Cancels First Day of School Amid Teacher Strike
Teachers in Seattle hit the picket lines on Wednesday, Sept. 7 on what would have been the first day of school this fall for tens of thousands of students after voting to strike over pay,...
Swiss to Create Hydropower Reserve to Ensure Winter Power Supply
Switzerland will create a hydropower reserve to make sure the Alpine country has enough electricity through the coming winter, the government said on Wednesday, Sept. 7. The government said the power supply was currently assured,...
UPS to Hire 100,000 Seasonal Workers to Deal with Holiday Rush
The United Parcel Service announced on Wednesday, Sept. 7 that it would be hiring more than 100,000 holiday workers in 2022, in line with last year, to deal with a surge in packages. The logistics...
Latest US Lawmaker Delegation Arrives in Taiwan
A delegation of U.S. lawmakers arrived in Taiwan on Wednesday, Sept. 7 on a previously unannounced trip, marking the latest group of senior officials from the country to visit the island and defy Beijing, which...
California Avoids Power Outages, Conservation Still Needed Amid Record Heatwaves
California's grid operator urged consumers to conserve energy for an eighth straight day on Wednesday, Sept. 7, but the state avoided rotating power outages as it grappled with a heat wave blanketing the drought-stricken region....
Ukraine Says It Downs Russian Missiles, UN Pushes for Nuclear Plant’s Safety
Ukrainian forces shot down five Russian cruise missiles on Tuesday, Sept. 6, most of them in the south, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, but he made no mention of a new military success in the east...