At least 62 migrants traveling on a makeshift boat have drowned off the coast of Mauritania, in the worst loss of life this year along the increasingly traveled Atlantic migration route to Europe. Eighty-three survivors managed to swim to shore after their boat, which was ...
Japan considering tax breaks for firms that invest ¥10 million in startups
Government and ruling coalition officials are considering giving tax breaks to small and midsize companies that invest ¥10 million or more in startups, sources familiar with their discussions said Wednesday. The officials see the move as a way to revitalize the nation's economy, and aim ...
Trump is the least of NATO's problems
Unclear goals, bickering leaders and a changing world are pushing the alliance to the breaking point.
Half a dozen European countries on Wednesday again condemned North Korea's 13 "provocative" ballistic missile launches since May, saying they violate U.N. Security Council resolutions and undermine regional and international security. A statement from the five European council members — Belgium, France, Germany, United Kingdom ...
Huawei to shift research from hostile U.S. to Canada: founder
Chinese tech giant Huawei, facing U.S. criminal charges and economic sanctions, is planning to relocate its telecommunications research from the United States to Canada, founder Ren Zhengfei said in an interview published Tuesday. Speaking with the Globe and Mail newspaper at Huawei's headquarters in Shenzhen, ...
Twitter Inc. is updating its global privacy policy to give users more information about what data advertisers might receive and is launching a site to provide clarity on its data protection efforts, the company said on Monday. The changes, which will take effect on Jan. ...
The House impeachment report on President Donald Trump will be unveiled Monday behind closed doors for key lawmakers as Democrats push ahead with the inquiry despite the White House's declaration it will not participate in the first Judiciary Committee hearing. The Democratic majority on the ...
Chinese special police took part in their first joint training drills in Europe on Thursday, joining Serbia's elite anti-terrorist unit and local police in an exercise at a Chinese-owned steel mill outside Belgrade. Machine-gun fire and stun-grenade blasts shook the plant in Smederevo, 60 km ...
Cranberry farmers building solar panels over their bogs as prices plunge amid trade wars
Plummeting cranberry prices and the country's ongoing trade wars have America's cranberry industry eying a possible new savior: solar power. Some cranberry farmers in Massachusetts, the nation's second-largest grower after Wisconsin, are proposing to build solar panels above the bogs they harvest each fall. It's a ...
Europe and U.S. are refighting the Cold War
Trans-Atlantic dispute sheds light on the best approach to China and Russia today.
Up to 4.8 million 'unauthorized' migrants in Europe in 2017, says Pew study
Between 3.9 million and 4.8 million unauthorized immigrants lived in Europe in 2017, mainly recently arrived young men, numbers slightly lower from the previous year, the U.S.-based Pew Research Center said Wednesday. The figures "accounted for less than one percent of Europe's total population of ...
