Washington, United States - The International Monetary Fund's board announced Friday that it has approved the first review of a 36-month loan agreement with Ghana, unlocking $600 million in much-needed funds. Facing its worst economic crisis in decades, Ghana agreed to the $3 billion loan...
TAIPEI, Taiwan- Taiwan's TSMC will open its latest chipmaking foundry on Japan's Kyushu island on February 24, but a plant in the United States will face further delays, the company said Thursday. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) Central Executive Officer C. C. Wei gestures...
MADRID, Spain - International tourism levels will be slightly higher than its pre-pandemic levels in 2024 boosted by an expected resurgence in Asia, the UN's World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) said Friday. "International tourism is expected to fully recover pre-pandemic levels in 2024, with...
NEW YORK, United States - The woman whom Donald Trump was found liable of sexually assaulting faced off with the former president Wednesday in a New York courtroom to say he subsequently ruined her reputation. Former US President Donald Trump leaves Trump Tower for Manhattan federal court for...
WASHINGTON, United States - The United States said Wednesday that it will put Yemen's Huthis back on a list of "terrorist" entities, but the announcement failed to deter the Iran-backed rebels, who responded by attacking a US-owned ship. This handout picture taken on January 12, 2024 shows a...
WASHINGTON, United States - President Joe Biden warned Republicans Wednesday that blocking vital US military aid for Ukraine threatened the "free world" as talks with congressional leaders at the White House failed to produce a breakthrough. US President Joe Biden steps off Air Force One after...
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador - The prosecutor investigating a dramatic armed assault by gangsters on live television was shot dead Wednesday, officials said, in a bloody escalation of an ongoing "war" between the government and criminal groups. A soldier holds a Belgian-made FAL 7.62mm caliber rifle...
WASHINGTON, United States - Washington on Wednesday designated former Guatemalan president Alejandro Giammattei who left office earlier this week as ineligible to enter the United States due to his involvement in corruption. Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei speaks during the last...
WASHINGTON, United States - US Vice President Kamala Harris said Wednesday she was "scared as heck" that Donald Trump would return to the White House in the November election and urged Democrats to "fight back." US Vice President Kamala Harris Her comments came after Trump stormed to victory...
DAVOS, Switzerland - Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Wednesday said his country's priority for 2024 was to gain control over its skies, as Russia's full-scale assault enters its third year. His comments at the World Economic Forum in Davos came just hours after Russian drone and...
PARIS, France - President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday sought to breathe new life into his final term with a promise for a "stronger and fairer" France, at a rare news conference peppered with a string of announcements aimed at forging greater civic responsibility and security. With over three years...
OTTAWA, Canada - The Canadian government unveiled Tuesday restrictions on research funding to prevent the sharing with China, Iran and Russia of advanced technologies developed by Canadian universities, citing national security concerns. It also published a long list of sensitive research it does...
