County grants approval for Amazon’s helix-shaped HQ tower Posted May 21, 2022 The Arlington County Board gave unanimous approval Saturday to Amazon's plans to build a unique, helix-shaped tower as the centerpiece of its eme…
Turkish opposition chief protests high prices, has power cut Posted May 18, 2022 The leader of Turkey’s main opposition party, who has refused to pay his electricity bills in protest of high household energy prices, said authorities cut off the power supply to…
Nepal running low on foreign exchange, discourages imports Posted May 13, 2022 Nepal is running low on foreign currency reserves needed to import medicines, oil products, cars and a range of other items, and will run out in seven months if t…
Turkey’s central bank keeps rate steady amid high inflation Posted May 11, 2022 Turkey’s central bank on Thursday kept its main interest rate unchanged for a fourth month even as surging inflation has hit a 20-year high and
Westinghouse, Framatome to supply fuel to Czech nuclear plant Posted May 5, 2022 Westinghouse Electric Co. and France’s Framatome have been selected to deliver fuel supplies for the Czech Republic's Temelin nuclear plant, easing the country’s dependenc…
Canada bans foreign home buyers for two years to cool market Posted May 3, 2022 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government announced Thursday it will ban foreign investors from buying homes in Canada for two years in a bid to cool off a hot h…
Mexico to rent out presidential jet for weddings, parties Posted April 23, 2022 Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Monday he has now essentially given up on his quixotic bid to sell off the presidential jet, and will rent it o…
Motorists flock to Chicago area gas stations for free fuel Posted April 18, 2022 Long lines of cars stretched for blocks near Chicago-area gas stations on Thursday, signaling that a businessman who has made repeated runs for local and national office was
Tesla opens ‘Gigafactory’ near Berlin, its 1st in Europe Posted April 15, 2022 Electric car manufacturer Tesla opened its first European factory Tuesday on the outskirts of Berlin in an effort to challenge German automakers on their …
US holds Chinese goods, cites possible North Korean labor Posted April 13, 2022 The U.S. customs agency says it is holding imported goods from Chinese sports brand Li Ning after an investigation indicated they were made by Nort…