What is it like living in Mecca? For residents, Islam's holiest sites are simply home
For residents, Islam's most sacred city Mecca is simply home
1970-01-01 08:00
China's premier says economic growth is accelerating and the country can hit its 5% target this year
China’s No. 2 leader says economic growth accelerated in the latest quarter and he expressed confidence it can hit the ruling Communist Party’s official target of 5% for the year
1970-01-01 08:00
US Interior Secretary Haaland reflects on tenure and tradition amid policy challenges
U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has made history a few times in her political career, becoming one of the first Native American women to serve in Congress and as the first to hold the reins of the Interior Department
1970-01-01 08:00
Baidu Claims Its Ernie Bot Now Beats ChatGPT on Key Measures
Baidu Inc.’s ChatGPT-style service has outperformed OpenAI’s seminal product on several measures, China’s search leader said on Tuesday.
1970-01-01 08:00
States clamp down on freight trains, fearing derailments and federal gridlock
Spurred on by train derailments, some states crisscrossed by busy freight railroads aren’t waiting for federal action to improve safety
1970-01-01 08:00
Biden is turning the screw on Putin even as US denies role in Russia's insurrection
Russia's short-lived insurrection has handed Joe Biden the most perilous version yet of a dilemma that has confounded the last five US presidents: how to handle Vladimir Putin.
1970-01-01 08:00
HSBC Quitting Canary Wharf for the City Rocks Docklands District
HSBC Holdings Plc’s decision to quit the 1.1 million square foot skyscraper that bears its name in Canary
1970-01-01 08:00
Popstars could be powering inflation as concert prices surge
By Dawn Chmielewski, Danielle Broadway and Sachin Ravikumar LOS ANGELES/GLASTONBURY, England Call it Beyflation. Or maybe Swiftflation. The
1970-01-01 08:00
Crypto Firm Circle Eyeing Hong Kong Policies With Asia in Focus
US-based Circle Internet Financial Ltd. is closely watching regulatory developments in Hong Kong after the territory’s new crypto
1970-01-01 08:00
West Bank: US 'troubled' by Israeli settlement expansion plans
The Israeli government has approved the construction of 5,700 new homes in the occupied West Bank.
1970-01-01 08:00
Myanmar army cuts off aid to cyclone survivors
The BBC speaks to families trying to rebuild their lives in one of the country's poorest regions.
1970-01-01 08:00
New York City drivers to pay extra tolls as part of first-in-the-nation effort to reduce congestion
Drivers in New York City will be charged extra in tolls to enter Manhattan south of 60th Street as part of a long-stalled congestion pricing plan
1970-01-01 08:00