WASHINGTON – The Republican-controlled House of Representatives is due to try to advance steep spending cuts this week that stand no chance of becoming law and could force a…
NEW YORK – Wall Street stocks fell sharply on Thursday as worries about a potential US government shutdown added to angst over lofty interest rates.
Far-right members of the…
TOKYO – Car giant Toyota on Wednesday blamed a shutdown of all its factories in Japan last month on a system malfunction caused by “insufficient disk space”.
The world’s…
WASHINGTON – Divisions among congressional Democrats threatened to derail President Joe Biden’s agenda on Wednesday (Sept 29), as moderates voiced anger at the idea of delaying a…
BEIJING – The Meishan terminal at the world’s third-busiest container port reopened on Wednesday (Aug 25) following a two-week shutdown that further snarled already stressed shipping routes…
NEW YORK – United Nations peacekeeping missions globally are preparing for a possible shutdown on Thursday (July 1) if the 193-member UN General Assembly is unable to agree a new US$6…
TEHERAN – Iran imposed a 10-day lockdown across most of the country on Saturday (April 10) to curb the spread of a fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic, state media reported. The…
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump signed a bill containing US$900 billion (S$3.06 trillion) in pandemic relief, according to a Republican familiar with the matter, triggering the flow of…
WASHINGTON – US lawmakers were hammering out final details on Friday (Dec 18) on a major coronavirus relief package and an attached federal funding Bill but sticking points could push them…
MUMBAI – AirAsia Group Bhd is closing its affiliate operations in India, the local aviation minister said over the weekend, a comment his office later suggested was taken out of context.…