US jobless claims rise to 744,000 as layoffs continue
The US Department of Labor said Thursday that applications for benefits increased by 16,000 from 728,000 a week earlier.
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Djibouti: Guelleh expected to win fifth presidential term in vote
Incumbent president's only rival is a political newcomer as the traditional opposition boycotts Friday's vote.
One protester killed in Benin days before polls: Health official
Five others wounded by gunfire after troops cleared protesters in the opposition stronghold of Save.
Pros, cons and pragmatism: Biden’s plan to fund infrastructure
The American Jobs Plan appears popular, but raising corporate taxes to pay for it is not seen by all as a silver bullet.
South Korea: Moon’s party dealt crushing defeats in mayoral polls
Conservative opposition won landslide victories for the mayors of the country's two biggest cities of Seoul and Busan.
‘Hazel by Walmart’: US retailer hints at fintech unit details
Walmart shook up the banking world earlier this year when it announced plans to set up a financial technology firm.
Hong Kong democracy activist granted asylum in the UK
Former Hong Kong legislator fled to the UK in July 2020 in the weeks after China imposed the National Security Law.
Myanmar’s UK envoy says military attache ‘occupied’ embassy
Ambassador Kyaw Zwar Minn locked out of embassy in London as violence continues in his country with more than 600 dead.
Bolsonaro again refuses lockdown as Brazil COVID crisis drags on
Authorities in Sao Paulo say they plan to open a 'vertical cemetery' to handle continuing surge in coronavirus deaths.
Croatian police accused of sexually abusing female asylum seeker
Afghan woman says she was sexually assaulted, forced to strip naked and held at knifepoint by Croatian officers.
US Fed officials see progress but won’t raise interest rates
The Fed's policymaking committee voted in March to continue bond purchases and keep a near-zero interest rate.
Canada’s Ontario issues stay-at-home order as COVID surges
Canada's largest province declares state of emergency amid a rise in coronavirus infections and hospitalisations.
Egypt’s el-Sisi warns ‘all options open’ after dam talks fail
Latest round of talks between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia concluded with no resolution to long-running disputes over GERD.
Biden calls on Republicans to support massive US jobs plan
US president says he is open to negotiating corporate tax increases to pay for $2 trillion in new public investments.
US corporate leaders speak out against anti-LGBTQ bills
'This issue is not political,' executives from four major companies wrote in an open letter published Wednesday.
US private prisons rush to fix finances as Biden pressure builds
Private prisons in the US are facing a slew of financing issues, but new allies seem to be emerging on Wall Street.
No timeline as US to move remaining combat troops out of Iraq
Timing to be established in upcoming technical talks and foreign forces to stay to train Iraqi army, statement says.
Over half of last week’s global COVID deaths in Americas: PAHO
COVID cases are mounting across the Americas with more than 37,000 people dead in the past week.
Sudan: Death toll in days of Darfur violence rises to 87
Local doctors' committee says five days of fighting between Arab and Masalit tribesmen have also wounded 191 people.
Jailed Kremlin critic Navalny loses sensation in hands: Lawyers
Russian opposition leader's health is deteriorating as he keeps up his hunger strike in prison, his lawyers say.