UNITED STATESNORTH DAKOTA, (AP):The US Supreme Court refused yesterday to review lower court rulings overturning North Dakota's ban on abortion at six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they're pregnant.The justices turned away the state's...
Published:Wednesday | January 20, 2016 | 12:00 AMAP
United States stocks slumped Wednesday as the price of oil suffered its worst one-day drop since September, and the Standard & Poor's 500 index fell to its lowest level in almost two years. US crude dropped US$1.91, or 6.7 per cent, to US$...
China's economy cooled further in the latest quarter, dragging 2015's full-year growth to a quarter-century low and deepening a slowdown that has fuelled anxiety over its impact on the global economy. The world's second-largest economy...
US stocks were mostly higher in midday trading Tuesday, with health care and technology companies among the biggest gainers. Another slide in crude oil prices pulled down energy stocks. Investors also had their eye on corporate earnings, which are...
ZURICH (AP): Already banished from soccer for eight years, former FIFA leaders Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini are again facing the threat of life bans. FIFA ethics prosecutors said yesterday they will appeal to increase the bans, arguing they are...
China's market regulators say they are suspending a mechanism that automatically halts trading when stocks fall sharply. The mechanism, which was implemented at the beginning of the year, has been triggered twice this week. On Thursday trading...
United States stocks tumbled to two-month lows Wednesday as fears about China's economy slowing down led to more widespread selling. The price of oil plunged to its lowest level since 2008 on the prospect that global demand could fall further....
Despite the United States Federal Reserve's unanimous vote to raise a key interest rate last month, some policymakers viewed their decision as a "close call" because of stubbornly low inflation. Going forward, officials believed...
The World Bank has cut its forecast for global growth this year given weakness in the developing world. The aid agency expects the world economy to expand 2.9 per cent in 2016, down from its June forecast of 3.3 per cent but up from 2.4 per cent in...
Published:Wednesday | December 16, 2015 | 11:46 AMAP
ARGENTINABUENOS AIRES, AP:The Committee to Protect Journalists is calling on Argentina's government to help protect a local journalist whose wife was attacked for his reporting on drug trafficking.Radio journalist Sergio Hurtado tells the committee...
UNITED STATESMICHIGAN, (AP):AAA projects nearly 3.2 million people from Michigan plan to travel for the year-end holiday season.The auto club says nearly two percent more than last year from Michigan are expected to go 50 miles or more from home....
LEICESTER, England (AP):The most remarkable Premier League story in years shows no sign of ending. After only narrowly avoiding relegation last campaign, Leicester (35 points) lead the heavyweights (Arsenal, 33, Manchester City, 32, Manchester...
MONACO (AP):The global association of Olympic athletes says it's unfair that all Russia's track and field athletes have been banned from international competition because of allegations of state-sponsored doping.The World Olympians Association (WOA...
Published:Wednesday | December 9, 2015 | 12:00 AMAP
JAMAICAKINGSTON, (AP):A Jamaican gay rights activist has brought a rare legal challenge to the nation's anti-sodomy laws that criminalise consensual sex between men, the Canadian advocacy group he works for said.Gay rights campaigner and attorney...
AP:Holding meetings on cruise ships can be cost-effective and can simplify mixing business with fun.The one potential downside: On-board internet access may be slow and expensive. But depending on your group, limited wi-fi might not be a bad thing...
OPEC nations decided on Friday to keep producing oil at their current high levels, effectively acknowledging their inability to push up crude prices.An attempt to nudge the cost of oil higher would have involved lowering output. Instead, the...
