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June 24, 2024 11:25 PM

US upgrades Vietnam in human trafficking report despite concerns

The U.S. State Department on Monday boosted Vietnam's ranking on a human trafficking report, even as it cited concerns that the Southeast Asian country had failed to launch investigations into government officials complicit in trafficking crimes. A ...

June 20, 2024 6:30 PM

Millions sweltering under extreme heat worldwide as summer arrives

Dangerous heatwaves are scorching cities on four continents as the Northern Hemisphere marks the first day of summer, a sign that climate change may again bring about record-breaking heat that could surpass last summer as the warmest in 2,000 years. ...

June 7, 2024 2:08 PM

Amid war, Putin looks east from Russia’s window to Europe

Cut off from the West, Russia is pitching its $2 trillion economy to giants like China and Saudi Arabia and longer-term prospects like Zimbabwe and Afghanistan at its premier investment forum in St Petersburg, which was founded by the tsars as a wind...

June 3, 2024 4:30 PM

OPEC+ extends oil output cuts into 2025

OPEC+ agreed on Sunday to extend most of its deep oil output cuts well into 2025 as the group seeks to shore up the market amid tepid demand growth, high interest rates and rising rival U.S. production. Brent crude oil prices have been trading near ...

May 30, 2024 4:21 PM

Saudi Arabia may announce landmark Aramco share offering

Saudi Arabia may announce a landmark secondary share offering in oil giant Aramco later on Thursday, pending final approval, people with knowledge of the matter said. Final approval would come from Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The share offerin...

 

Last updated on: 6th Jun 2025