FRANKFURT – Global drugmakers are lobbying for wealthy nations to fund a supply mechanism that would secure vaccines for low-income countries without delay in case of a new pandemic, but…
By Emma Farge GENEVA – In a world beset by conflicts and natural disasters, the number of people who fled their homes and sought shelter within their own countries hit…
BERLIN -German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday no-one could assume that Russia would not attack other countries given its violation of international law in Ukraine and Germany would support…
By Mei Mei Chu KUALA LUMPUR – Countries should pause or slow use of edible oil as biofuel to ensure adequate supply for use in food, a state-backed Malaysian palm…
WASHINGTON – The International Monetary Fund said its executive board on Wednesday approved the creation of a new facility to help low-income and vulnerable middle-income countries deal with longer-term challenges…
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON – Sharply higher global food and energy prices due to the war in Ukraine are hitting poor countries, and better mechanisms for dealing with sovereign debt…
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS – European Union nations should speed up negotiations on new climate change policies and also increase the ambition of those proposals to quit Russian fossil fuels…
Biden’s Budget Earmarks BILLIONS For Energy Projects … In Other Countries Thomas Catenacci on March 28, 2022 President Joe Biden’s budget would boost international climate spending to more than $11…
(Reuters) – U.S. trade officials will investigate whether imports of solar energy equipment from four Southeast Asian nations are circumventing tariffs on goods made in China, the Commerce Department said…
Massive Storm In Sahara Desert Covers Countries Thousands Of Miles Away With Dust Kendall Tietz on March 16, 2022 A dust storm traveling from the Sahara desert to countries all…
By David Lawder WASHINGTON -The World Bank on Wednesday said a number of developing countries face near-term wheat supply shortages due to their high dependence on Ukrainian wheat exports that…
BRUSSELS – European Union countries should move to a neutral fiscal stance next year from a supportive stance in 2022, with high debt countries focusing on tighter fiscal policy and…
MOSCOW – Deals with securities or real estate, or provision of rouble loans involving entities from countries unfriendly to Russia will require special authorisation from March 2, the Kremlin said…
By Foo Yun Chee and Kate Abnett BRUSSELS – The European Commission will propose that member countries tax the profits energy companies made from recent gas price spikes and invest…
KYIV – Ukraine’s foreign minister on Thursday urged countries to ban Russia from the SWIFT global interbank payments system – one of the toughest non-military sanctions the West could impose…
By Isla Binnie MADRID – The European Union will consider whether to require member states to fill their natural gas storage to prescribed levels, a senior official said as the…
PORTLAND, Ore.—A Canadian man was extradited to the United States and arraigned in federal court today for his leadership role in an international sex trafficking organization operating illegal Asian brothels…
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS – The European Union wants to require countries to fill natural gas storage ahead of each winter, to help bolster stocks and cope with supply disruptions,…
By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON – Developing countries must quickly strengthen their financial sectors, the World Bank said on Tuesday, warning that rising inflation, interest rates and alarming…
GENEVA – Disruptions in basic health services such as vaccination programmes and treatment of diseases like AIDS were reported in 92% of 129 countries, a World Health Organization survey on…
ZURICH – Credit Suisse is pulling out of its wealth management business in a number of African countries, and the private clients are to switch to Barclays, a spokesperson for…
Young women were five times less likely than young men to aspire toward STEM careers in 80 different countries, according to research and a report from the Institute for Family…
Harry Wilmerding on January 6, 2022 Dozens of people, including 12 police officers, were killed, and one officer was beheaded, in one of the world’s largest countries Thursday during violent…
The stock market tumbled Monday as COVID-19 cases surge worldwide and countries head toward lockdowns triggered by the emerging omicron variant, multiple sources reported. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, an…
WASHINGTON, DC – The Biden administration has placed a travel ban on multiple predominantly black South African nations despite the variant being found in at least 57 other countries in…