WASHINGTON: Hiring in the United States was robust in February although unemployment crept up, government data showed Friday, a potentially encouraging sign for policymakers hoping to cool the economy without tipping it into a downturn. Officials have been walking a fine line trying to bring down inflation by raising interest
BEIJING: Chinese consumer prices rose in February for the first time since August, data showed Saturday, bucking a months-long stretch of deflation that compounded the country’s myriad economic woes. The world’s second-largest economy posted some of its lowest growth in decades last year and is battling a prolonged property sector
Kate Winslet stars as a dictator dealing with her personal demons in “The Regime”, a new political satire whose makers hope it is “funny and awful” at the same time. The Oscar-winning actor returns for her third HBO mini-series after the successes of “Mildred Pierce” and “Mare of Easttown”. In
MOSCOW: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was laid to rest in Moscow on Friday, surrounded by crowds of mourners who chanted his name and blamed authorities for his death in prison. Outside the cemetery where he was buried, some supporters shouted in grief while others yelled out slogans against the
BARCELONA: Smartphone makers are packing their latest devices with flashy new artificial intelligence tools such as real-time voice translation and advanced photo editing in efforts to reignite consumer demand. The trend was on display at the telecom industry’s biggest annual show, the four-day Mobile World Congress (MWC) which got under
GAZA STRIP: World leaders have called for an investigation and a ceasefire nearly five months into the Gaza war after dozens of desperate Palestinians were killed rushing an aid convoy. Vowing to “do more” to address the worsening humanitarian situation, President Joe Biden said Friday that the United States would
ABU DHABI: A high-level WTO conference ended Saturday with a temporary extension of an e-commerce moratorium but no deals on agriculture and fisheries, throwing into doubt the effectiveness of the multilateral trade body. The outcomes of the World Trade Organisation’s 13th ministerial conference in Abu Dhabi highlighted the sharp divisions
ON BOARD THE ARC SIMON BOLIVAR (Antarctica): Sea ice levels in Antarctica have registered historic lows for three consecutive years, portending grave consequences for life on Earth as we know it. But looking out over the southernmost continent, scientist Miguel Angel de Pablo laments that humanity seems to be oblivious
BUDAPEST: Tens of thousands protested Friday in central Budapest against a presidential pardon in a child abuse case that is becoming the biggest political crisis Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has faced since his return to power in 2010. Meanwhile another prominent Hungarian figure resigned, following President Katalin Novak and
WRAPPED in seaweed and stuffed with delicious fillings, “onigiri” rice balls are shaking off their reputation as a cheap and uninspiring snack in Japan — and enticing hungry converts abroad. Mouth-watering pictures on social media, rising demand for affordable lunches, and a surge in tourism to Japan are all drawing
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