Argentina’s central bank raises interest rate to 42.5 percent
Buenos Aires's monetary tightening takes it one step closer to the goals set out with the International Monetary Fund.
Category Archives: News
Canada roped in banks to quell protests – now what?
Trudeau's Emergencies Act imposes measures that require banks to freeze accounts without court orders.
EU launches reset with AU after pandemic disruption
The European Union will offer several packages of support at the summit to bolster health and education in Africa.
Donald Trump must testify in New York investigation, judge rules
New York Attorney General Letitia James is investigating the former US president's real estate development group.
Can NATO strengthen Europe’s defence against Russia?
Military alliance proposes sending more soldiers to Central and Eastern Europe.
Walmart is thriving despite supply chain woes, high inflation
Shoppers are increasingly turning to the mega-retailer for groceries, apparel and health and wellness services.
Q&A: Ukraine invasion an ‘obsession’ for Vladimir Putin
Andriy Zagorodnyuk tells Al Jazeera Russian president will 'try to get his hands on Ukraine' as long as he's alive.
Hundreds mourn Amir Locke, a Black man killed by US police
Locke's death has provoked an outcry against no-knock warrants, with a push by his family and others to ban them.
Afghans face new uncertainties, after months on army bases in US
Rights groups are calling on Congress to pass law to grant Afghan refugees path to permanent residency in US.
US jobless claims unexpectedly rise for the first time in a month
Jobless claims rose by 23,000 to 248,000 for the week ending February 12, the US Department of Labor showed Thursday.
The podcast about Joe Rogan’s podcast is hugely popular
The Joe Rogan Experience Review averages more than one million downloads a month.
Ukraine and rebel region trade shelling allegations
Kyiv and its allies say Moscow could use an incident in the separatist conflict as justification for an invasion.
Africa’s largest economy, Nigeria, tops growth forecasts
Nigeria's GDP expanded 3.4 percent last year, after shrinking 1.92 percent in 2020.
‘Like a war zone’: Deaths in Brazil floods, mudslides top 100
Authorities say 24 people have so far been rescued by firefighters, while 35 were registered as missing.
Turkey keeps interest rates unchanged despite surging inflation
Central bank holds benchmark interest rate steady, even as inflation threatens Erdogan's grip on power.
French firm gets contract to run Beirut port container terminal
CMA CGM will manage, operate and maintain the container terminal at Beirut's port for the next decade.
UK issues rare red weather warning over powerful Storm Eunice
Storm Eunice is set to cause 'danger to life' as it makes its way across the Atlantic, UK's meteorological service says.
Timeline: Nine years of French troops in Mali
The relationship between France and its former colony has soured over the years as armed non-state actors grew bolder.
Infographic: Russia, Ukraine and the global wheat supply
More than a quarter of the world’s wheat exports come from Russia and Ukraine.
Afghan rescuers scramble to save boy trapped down well
Rescuers are digging open slit trench from angle at surface to reach point where the boy has been trapped for two days.