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Spinach farmer opens up about her love of agriculture, proudly shows off harvest
A resilient female spinach farmer has opened up about how much she loves agriculture, showing off her gorgeous harvest after putting in a lot of hard work.
Asian markets mostly rise after calm night in China
Asian equities rose and the dollar weakened Tuesday as China avoided another night of protests after a weekend of unrest across the country fuelled uncertainty in the world's number two economy.
Biden's ambitious climate plan stokes tension with EU allies
Certain provisions in US President Joe Biden's landmark climate action plan, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), have provoked strong responses from the European Union, which fears it could hurt its industry. Biden's initial proposal, the Build Back Better Act, was even more ambitious, providing $1.7 trillion dollars of investment.
Macron heads to US for wide-ranging state visit
French President Emmanuel Macron heads to Washington Tuesday to discuss a slew of issues with US counterpart Joe Biden, ranging from aligning policy on Russia's invasion of Ukraine to easing trade spats. Despite his support for Kyiv, Macron's insistence on continuing to talk with Moscow throughout Russia's invasion of Ukraine has raised American hackles.
'The dead keep coming': violence overwhelms Mexico's morgues
In a dark, windowless room with no air conditioning in southern Mexico, thousands of bones of unidentified people encapsulate the crisis of a forensic system overwhelmed by violent crime. "The dead keep coming and people keep disappearing," said Nuvia Maestro, 36, a forensic anthropologist in Mexico City.
US to release emergency aid for Ukraine energy infrastructure
The United States is expected to announce "substantial" financial aid to Ukraine on Tuesday to help it deal with the damage caused by Russian attacks on its energy infrastructure, senior US officials said. The United States will call on the other member countries to strengthen their aid in this area, according to the US official.
Japan PM wants defence budget to reach 2% of GDP by 2027
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has told his cabinet to increase defence spending to two percent of GDP by 2027, up from a longstanding level of around one percent. "We'll take budgetary measures to increase spending on defence and other outlays to two percent of current GDP by 2027," Defence Minister Yasukazu Hamada told reporters after talks with Kishida.
Congress must step in to prevent 'devastating' US rail strike: Biden
US President Joe Biden on Monday called on Congress to intervene urgently to prevent a strike by railroad workers that he warned would "devastate our economy." A strike was narrowly averted in September after Biden and his top aides intervened in marathon negotiations.
Musk signals Twitter going to 'war' with Apple
Twitter owner Elon Musk on Monday opened fire against Apple over its tight control of what is allowed on the App Store, saying the iPhone maker has threatened to oust his recently acquired social media platform. To be allowed on the Apple and Google app stores, social networking services must have effective systems for moderating harmful or abusive content.
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