US jobless claims inch down as labour market remains tight
WASHINGTON: The labour market continues to defy Federal Reserve attempts to cool hiring, with US applications for unemployment benefits down again last week...
Number of Chinese kindergartens drops in 2022 for first time in 15 years
HONG KONG: The number of kindergartens in China has dropped for the first time in 15 years, falling by more than 5,000 on...
Frustrated Kenyans voice anger over economic crisis
NAIROBI: Hempstone Monari's taxi business was just getting going when the wheels fell off his financial future and a Kenyan bank...
First 3D-printed rocket lifts off but fails to reach orbit
WASHINGTON: The world's first 3D-printed rocket launched successfully on Wednesday, marking a step forward for the California company behind the innovative...
Ex-New Zealand soldier who helped veterans dies in Ukraine
WELLINGTON: A former New Zealand soldier who co-founded a charity to help struggling veterans has been killed in Ukraine, authorities said Thursday.Ukrainian authorities...
UN: One in four people in the world do not have access to safe...
NEW DELHI: Globally, 26% of the population (roughly 1 in 4 people in the world) do not have safe drinking water and 46%...
US fears a war-weary world may embrace China’s Ukraine peace bid
WASHINGTON: Xi Jinping’s meetings in Moscow with Vladimir Putin put the Biden administration in an uncomfortable position: on the sidelines as two adversaries...
South China Sea: China’s military says drove US warship from South China Sea waters
BEIJING: China's military said on Thursday it monitored and drove away a U.S. destroyer that had illegally entered waters around the...
Donald Trump NY grand jury put on hold, on standby for Thursday
NEW YORK: The New York state grand jury weighing criminal charges against Donald Trump over alleged hush money payments during the...
Biden: US first lady Jill Biden: It’s time for men to step up for...
WASHINGTON: United States first lady Jill Biden on Wednesday used a Women's History Month event at the White House to...
