China is targeting personnel linked to the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing alliance — Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the U LONDON — China is targeting personnel linked to the English-speaking Five Eyes intelligence-sharing alliance — Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the U.K and the U.S. — on job websites to get access to classified or sensitive information, the … Read more
SAO PAULO — Brazil was set to join other Latin American countries that have shortened working hours as the lower house approved a constitutional amendment Wednesday establishing a 40-hour, five-day workweek. The proposal is widely popular in Brazil ahead of presidential elections in October, and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sponsored the move and … Read more
Three people have been killed and three others injured when an old overpass undergoing demolition partially collapsed in the South Korean capital, Seoul, fire officials said SEOUL, South Korea — Three people were killed and three others were injured Tuesday when a decades-old overpass undergoing demolition partially collapsed in the South Korean capital, Seoul, fire … Read more
MANILA, Philippines — A nine-story building that was being constructed in a city north of the Philippine capital collapsed early Sunday with 22 workers managing to get out while others remain missing, police said. The building collapsed before dawn during a thunderstorm in Angeles city in Pampanga province, north of Manila. More than 100 police … Read more
LA PAZ, Bolivia — Clashes erupted Thursday in Bolivia’s capital as police used tear gas to disperse a crowd of miners trying to breach the government palace and setting off small dynamite charges, a tactic that has become increasingly common during this second week of nationwide unrest. It was the latest incident in growing social … Read more
BEIJING — BEIJING (AP) — China’s ceremonial legislature is set to meet Thursday, where it will unveil the country’s policy direction and economic goals for the coming years. The meeting is held in Beijing, where the National People’s Congress and its advisory body gather. The National People’s Congress will ratify new laws decided by China’s … Read more
BEIJING — China’s progress in building a modern economy, evident in its kung-fu fighting robots and self-parking cars, is hitting limits as a downturn in its housing industry drags on, small businesses suffer and young people struggle to find jobs. The gap between Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s high-tech, artificial intelligence-driven ambitions and the hard realities … Read more
TEHRAN, Iran — Every day, Iranians go to stores and find prices rising. Some post photos on social media of the shrinking contents of their shopping carts as they struggle to buy enough basic staples for their families. The mounting cost of living is an extra weight bearing down as Iranians prepare for a possible … Read more
NEW DELHI — A coalition of major trade unions and farmers’ groups in India mounted a nationwide strike Thursday to protest an interim trade deal with the United States, saying the agreement undermines the interests of farmers, small businesses and workers. In Parliament, lawmakers from opposition political parties demanded that the government scrap the trade … Read more