China’s Premier Promises 13 Million Jobs to Reverse Slump
China’s No_ 2 leader says the government hopes to generate as many as 13 million new jobs this year to help reverse a painful economic slump but faces “many difficulties and challenges.”.
China’s No_ 2 leader says the government hopes to generate as many as 13 million new jobs this year to help reverse a painful economic slump but faces “many difficulties and challenges.”.
Greece’s prime minister has met with Turkey’s president over lunch in Istanbul in a rare meeting between the neighbors.
Iran has claimed responsibility for a missile barrage that struck near a sprawling U.S. consulate complex in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil, saying it was retaliation for an Israeli strike in Syria that killed two members of its Revolutionary Guard.
China is easing government exchange rate controls to let the Russian ruble fall faster in value against the Chinese yuan in a move that would help to insulate Beijing from economic sanctions on Moscow.
Sanctions are hitting Russia’s economy hard.
South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol says he will solidify an alliance with the United States, build a powerful military and sternly cope with North Korean provocations.
VILNIUS – Lithuania imposed a stricter state of emergency on Thursday in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, limiting rights to free expression and peaceful assembly, in what critics said were the toughest constraints on personal freedom since Soviet times.
LONDON – A global food crisis sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine escalated on Wednesday as Indonesia tightened curbs on palm oil exports, adding to a growing list of key producing countries seeking to keep vital food supplies within their borders.
Ukraine’s government has banned the export of wheat, oats and other staples that are crucial for global food supplies as authorities try to ensure they can feed people during Russia’s intensifying war.
Meanwhile, the U.N. nuclear watchdog has lost data transmissions from safety monitoring systems at Chernobyl in what one Ukranian adviser called an ‘extremely dangerous situation.’