SARWORLOR, Liberia (AP) — Five months ago, Roseline Phay, a 32-year-old farmer from the West African nation of Liberia, set off on a quest to find contraceptives. Phay and her partner have two daughters, and they barely make ends meet. Determined not to have more children, she went to a health worker in her village,…
Donald Trump’s new tariff rates of as much as 40% for 14 countries have drawn muted responses from the hardest hit Asian countries who are hoping to renegotiate them before they come into effect next month. Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Kazakhstan and Tunisia were handed the lowest tariff rate of 25% while Laos and Myanmar…
The top 10 ‘best-rated’ Wetherspoons in the UK have been revealed in a new study. Suomicasinot analysed Google reviews for over 800 Wetherspoons pubs to find the most popular – is your local on the list? They calculated the percentage of five-star reviews for each location. Those with the highest percentage of five-star reviews were…
A courtroom packed with people listened to arguments involving a private company’s plans to bring Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, detainees to its Leavenworth facility. CoreCivic wants to house those ICE detainees at its Midwest Regional Reception Center. However, in March, city leaders approved a resolution requiring CoreCivic to apply for a special use…
By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Goldman Sachs has raised its three-, six- and 12-month return forecasts for the S&P 500, citing expectations of U.S. interest rate cuts and continued fundamental strength of major large-cap stocks as key drivers of its positive outlook. The Wall Street bank has revised its S&P 500 return forecasts, projecting a…
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday that he would visit China from this weekend as Beijing looks to build on partnerships on AI, green energy and the digital economy. “I look forward to going to Shanghai, Beijing and Chengdu, which I will visit from Saturday,” Albanese told reporters in Hobart. He…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Foreign tourists are trickling back to China after the country loosened its visa policy to unprecedented levels. Citizens from 74 countries can now enter China for up to 30 days without a visa, a big jump from previous regulations. The government has been steadily expanding visa-free entry in a bid to boost…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Foreign tourists are trickling back to China after the country loosened its visa policy to unprecedented levels. Citizens from 74 countries can now enter China for up to 30 days without a visa, a big jump from previous regulations. The government has been steadily expanding visa-free entry in a bid to boost…
U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump share a kiss as they watch fireworks during a Fourth of July celebration at the White House on July 4, 2025 in Washington, DC, U.S. Eric Lee | Getty Images News | Getty Images Paramours wanting to court each other have, through the decades, moved on…
The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. News has emerged out of South Korea that the country’s plans for a follow-on buy of 36 AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters have been aborted. These aircraft would have joined 36 AH-64s already procured for Republic of…