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In the latest display of diplomatic tensions between Washington and Beijing, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to China to engage in high-stakes discussions with top officials in Beijing and Shanghai. The visit, which first saw Blinken arrive in the financial hub of Shanghai on April 24, is laden
Bank of England to Raise Rates to Counteract Inflation: Poll
LONDON — The Bank of England looks set to hike borrowing costs by another 50 basis points next week,...
Auto Supplier Aptiv to Acquire 85% of Intercable Unit in EV Tech Push
Auto parts supplier Aptiv Plc. announced on Tuesday, Sept. 13 that it would acquire a majority stake...
Modern Slavery on the Rise as Crises Fuel Poverty: UN Report
The number of people forced into modern forms of slavery has risen by a fifth in recent years to around...
Scottish Police Make Three Arrests Over Protests Following Queen’s Death
Scottish police said they had made three arrests in Edinburgh relating to breaches of the peace — causing...
United Nations Forum Sounds Famine Alert in Somalia, Country at ‘Tipping Point’
On Monday, Sept. 5, the United Nation’s (UN) top humanitarian forum warned that Somalia is at a “tipping...
Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant Halts Operations: Energoatom
Operations at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine have been fully stopped as...
‘All we need is kerosene’: Fishermen Struggle for Livelihoods in Crisis-hit Sri Lanka
As the sun rose over Sri Lanka in late August, a group of fishermen were laying out their net on a beach...
Thailand’s Unemployed Elephants and Their Families Face Uncertain Future
In the northeastern village of Ban Ta Klang in Thailand, Siriporn Sapmak starts her day by doing a livestream...
Empty Shelves and Rising Prices Test Tunisians’ Patience
Food shortages are worsening in Tunisia with empty shelves in supermarkets and bakeries, adding to popular...