An annual survey of more than 500 European companies has found that slowing growth in China is weighing on company plans to grow their businesses in the world’s second largest economy

Prices in Argentina have surged so dramatically in recent months that the government has multiplied the size of its biggest bank note by five — to 10,000 pesos, worth about $10

HAVANA – The Cuban sugar harvest is winding down at the lowest tonnage since 1900, forcing the government to import and putting more pressure on its domestic rum, soft drink and pharmaceutical industries, according to official reports, two economists and a rum industry source.

MEXICO CITY – Widespread recent power outages in Mexico were caused by unseasonably hot weather, the country’s president said on Wednesday, assuring consumers that the national grid has sufficient generating capacity going forward.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Hungary, the final stop on his five-day European tour

SEOUL – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Thursday his government’s efforts to improve people’s lives had fallen short, as he held a rare news conference to mark his first two years in office.

SYDNEY – Australia will quadruple its financial assistance to Tuvalu, a Pacific Island nation at risk from rising seas, to cement a landmark climate migration and security deal as China also courts small island states.

OSLO – Norway and Moldova on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding to tighten cooperation in the energy sector aimed at securing supply in the eastern European country that is trying to end its long-standing reliance on Russia.

LIMA  – The Chinese state-owned company at the center of a dispute over operations of a megaport it is building on Peru’s Pacific coast insisted on Tuesday on terms agreed with the government, as some local officials have sought to backtrack on the deal.

In a world growing increasingly accustomed to wild weather swings, the last few days and weeks have seemingly taken those environmental extremes to a new level