Brazil unemployment hits eight-year low in April
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 31, 2023 (AFP) - Brazil's unemployment rate fell to 8.5 percent for the three months through…
3 years ago
Canadian economy grew 3.1 percent in first quarter
OTTAWA, May 31, 2023 (AFP) - Canada's economy grew by a higher-than-expected 3.1 percent in the first quarter after remaining…
3 years ago
India records strong 7.2% annual growth
MUMBAI, May 31, 2023 (AFP) - India's GDP grew by 7.2 percent in the year to March, official figures showed…
3 years ago
Beijing blames US ‘provocation’ for South China Sea fighter jet incident
BEIJING, May 31, 2023 (AFP) - Beijing blamed US "provocation" Wednesday for an incident last week in which a Chinese…
3 years ago
Russia evacuates children from border villages as situation ‘alarming’
MOSCOW, May 31, 2023 (AFP) - Russia said it would evacuate hundreds of children from villages due to intensifying shelling…
3 years ago
Batanes, eastern portion of Babuyan Islands still under Signal No. 1 due to Typhoon “Betty”
(Eagle News) -- Signal No. 1 remains hoisted over several Luzon areas as Typhoon "Betty" accelerates over the sea east…
3 years ago
Heatwave prompts Hanoi to reduce street lights as power cuts loom
HANOI, May 31, 2023 (AFP) -- Faced with record-breaking heat, Vietnam's capital Hanoi has turned off some street lights to…
3 years ago
Musk talks ‘new energy vehicles’ with industry minister during China visit
BEIJING, May 31, 2023 (AFP) -- Elon Musk and China's industry minister discussed ways to develop new energy vehicles Wednesday,…
3 years ago
Batanes still under Signal No. 2 due to Typhoon “Betty”
Other parts of Luzon under Signal No. 1 (Eagle News) -- Batanes is still under Signal No. 2 as Typhoon…
3 years ago
Magnitude 6.2 earthquake detected off N. Zealand’s south coast
WELLINGTON, May 31, 2023 (AFP) - The US Geological Survey on Wednesday reported a 6.2-magnitude earthquake off New Zealand's southern…
3 years ago