The Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament, on Monday approved the nomination of Alexander Novak as Deputy Prime Minister.
May 28, 2024
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Monday said abuses documented in a report on workplace problems at the U.S.
May 28, 2024
Australia's government will boast a second consecutive budget surplus on Tuesday, courtesy of strong employment and high commodity prices, giving it cash to afford more cost of
May 28, 2024
Child care has long been expensive for families, hard to find and financially precarious for day care owners and workers
May 14, 2024
British defence minister Grant Shapps said he would order up to six new warships for the Royal Marines, as the government starts to indicate where a recently announced rise in
May 28, 2024
Dutch election winner Geert Wilders and his prospective right-wing government partners gathered on Tuesday for a new round of coalition talks as a deadline set for the end of May
May 29, 2024
Italy's ruling coalition was divided on Tuesday over the approval of new curbs on costly incentives for home renovations, with the moderate Forza
May 29, 2024
Britain should avoid further restricting international student numbers or some universities may collapse, a government commissioned report said on Tuesday, after
May 29, 2024
Portugal will build a new international airport in the municipality of Alcochete, across the River Tagus from Lisbon, Prime Minister Luis Montenegro announced on Tuesday after
May 29, 2024
Singapore's Lawrence Wong was sworn in on Wednesday as its fourth premier since independence, promising to lead the wealthy city state his own way after completing
July 02, 2024
China is considering a plan for local governments nationwide to buy millions of unsold homes, Bloomberg News said on Wednesday, after a meeting of leaders of the ruling Communist Party
May 30, 2024
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May 31, 2024
The vast flooding that has devastated Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state has yet to subside
May 15, 2024
Argentina will post a budget surplus in April for the fourth consecutive month under the new government, the country's economy chief said Wednesday, touting
May 31, 2024
A South Korean court has ruled in favor of the government’s contentious plan to drastically boost medical school admissions
May 16, 2024
After months of tense negotiations, Dutch nationalist Geert Wilders and his coalition partners have struck a deal to form a right-wing government.
May 31, 2024
Members of the House of Representatives relish their connection to their districts and their constituents. So why are they called “Congressman” or “Congresswoman” instead of “Representative”?
May 16, 2024
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Chad's constitutional council confirmed Mahamat Idriss Deby as winner of the May 6 presidential election on Thursday after dismissing challenges by two losing
July 02, 2024
Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz said he expects savings from the government's new efficiency plan to outstrip estimates
May 31, 2024
Panama President-elect Jose Raul Mulino on Thursday pulled business leaders and an economist into his ranks, the first cabinet selections in what Mulino has
May 31, 2024
Peruvian lawmakers have begun yet another effort to remove President Dina Boluarte from office as authorities continue various investigations against her and her inner circle
May 16, 2024
China on Friday announced "historic" steps to stabilise the crisis-hit property sector, with the central bank facilitating 1 trillion yuan ($138 billion) in extra funding
June 03, 2024
Most Indian bond traders are looking for a cut in the government's short-term borrowing as a better way to regulate banking system liquidity after two
June 03, 2024
Seeking to counter China, US awards $3 billion for EV battery production in 14 states
Tech giants push to dilute Europe's AI Act
Premadasa, son of slain Sri Lanka president, now in contest for same role
'Water is flooding everywhere' as torrential rains sweep through West and Central Africa
EU's 5 billion euro aid for Poland may not cover all flood losses, minister says
Young Russians take odysseys across Europe to see Taylor Swift perform
Harrods apologises for sex abuse allegations against former owner Mohamed Al Fayed
Social media mobilises Poles to battle floods in historic city