General News

Washington (AFP) - Extreme heat and high humidity smothered the central and northeastern United States on Tuesday, with temperature records expected to melt away in the coming days, authorities warned,...

Washington (AFP) - US retail sales came in below expectations for a second straight month in May as gas station revenues fell sharply, the  government said Tuesday, while the data...

New York (AFP) - Wall Street stocks rallied to fresh records Monday behind enthusiasm over artificial intelligence, while European markets bounced despite political uncertainty in France. Both the tech-rich Nasdaq...

New York (AFP) - An Indian national extradited to the United States from the Czech Republic pleaded not guilty on Monday to involvement in an alleged plot to kill a...

Havana (AFP) - A Russian nuclear-powered submarine and other naval vessels on Monday left the port of Havana after a five-day visit to Cuba, the communist state off Florida's coast....

New York (AFP) - Executive salaries at major US corporations are soaring -- but shareholders happy with stock prices and greater transparency over remuneration are not pushing back. Between 2017...

Stockholm (AFP) - The role of atomic weapons has become more prominent and nuclear states are modernising arsenals as geopolitical relations deteriorate, researchers said Monday, urging world leaders to "step...

Miami (AFP) - Crews started on Friday to tear down a building that was the scene of a US school shooting in 2018 that left 17 people dead. In February...

New York (AFP) - Tesla shareholders voted in favor of a huge compensation package for CEO Elon Musk, endorsing the potential windfall after a Delaware court invalidated it, a company official...

New York (AFP) - Stock markets mostly retreated on Thursday as traders reacted to political uncertainty in Europe and the US Federal Reserve's plan to only cut interest rates once...