Thailand's cabinet on Tuesday approved tax measures to boost domestic tourism during the low season, Deputy Finance Minister Paopoom Rojanasakul said.
June 20, 2024
The African National Congress was holding high-stakes internal talks on Tuesday about which parties it should approach to form South Africa's next government,
June 20, 2024
Spain’s government has proposed a law to protect children from online threats that includes virtual restraining orders for felons and a higher age for opening social media accounts
June 04, 2024
Criminal gangs are exploiting loopholes in Italy's legal visa system for foreign workers to smuggle in illegal immigrants, a problem the anti-Mafia prosecutor should
June 20, 2024
Mexican President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum's ruling coalition is close to securing a two-thirds majority in both chambers of Congress, which would pave the
June 21, 2024
A Madrid court has summoned Begona Gomez, wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, to appear before a judge on July 5 over allegations of corruption and influence peddling that
June 20, 2024
A proposal to tax Brazilians' small online purchases from abroad was dropped from a bill on sustainability tax incentives for automakers on Tuesday, prompting the nation's Senate
June 20, 2024
Mexican finance minister Rogelio Ramirez de la O sought to reassure investors and markets, saying on Tuesday he would stay in his current role with the incoming
June 20, 2024
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida instructed his government to compile a long-term economic and fiscal plan on Tuesday, drawing a line under nearly two decades of falling prices
June 20, 2024
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's National Democratic Alliance (NDA) formally named him on Wednesday to lead
June 21, 2024
The Australian government on Wednesday introduced legislation that would require buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) firms to run credit checks on borrowers, aiming to regulate
June 21, 2024
The African National Congress is leaning towards trying to form a government of national unity for South Africa, it said on Wednesday, but
June 21, 2024
Renaissance philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli dissected the threats authoritarian figures pose to representative government.
June 05, 2024
Since coming to power a decade ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been known for big, bold and often snap decisions
June 05, 2024
Vaughan Gething, leader of the semi-autonomous Welsh government, lost a non-binding vote of confidence on Wednesday but defied pressure to resign despite the blow to
June 21, 2024
Mexico's ruling MORENA party and its allies will likely have 83 senators in the next Congress after last Sunday's vote, just shy of the two-thirds majority needed to change the
June 21, 2024
Portugal's centre-right minority government on Wednesday suffered another setback as the far-right Chega teamed up with the Socialists to block an income tax cut for the middle
June 21, 2024
A former member of the opposition Congress and an on-and-off ally of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi could decide the shape and stability of the next
June 21, 2024
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has signed legislation overhauling access to the state’s public records, likely making it harder for the public and media to access some documents, according to critics
June 05, 2024
Mexican President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum is set to prioritize public internet access after taking office, an adviser said on Wednesday.
June 22, 2024
South Africa's African National Congress will invite other political parties to form a national unity government, its leader President Cyril
June 24, 2024
Regional parties in Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's alliance demanded on Thursday more funds for their
July 02, 2024
Bulgarian voters head to the polling stations on Sunday for the sixth snap parliamentary election in three years, but analysts see little chance of it producing a
June 23, 2024
The Supreme Court is siding with Native American tribes who said they faced increased costs after taking over management of their own health care programs from the federal government
June 06, 2024
Brazil’s online gambling craze may be hitting consumer spending
China's August youth jobless rate rises to nine-month high
Investment advisers urge clients away from cash after Fed rate cut
Huge Australian king penguin chick Pesto grows into social media star
Israel-Hamas war latest: 15 killed overnight in Gaza in multiple attacks
Climate finance from multilateral banks up to $125 billion in 2023
Chelsea goalkeeper Hannah Hampton shines shines despite lack of depth perception