Category Archives: World
Fitch warns of 'populist surge' on global growth
LONDON - A leading credit ratings agency is warning that a surge in populism and anti-establishment sentiment is pushing the world into an era of economic nationalism to the detriment of long-term glo...
Nov 29, 2016
Trump tapping Washington, Wall Street veterans for top jobs
WASHINGTON - President-elect Donald Trump is enlisting a trio of nominees with deep ties to Washington and Wall Street to fill out his Cabinet, including former Goldman Sachs executive Steven Mnuchin ...
Nov 29, 2016
Raul Castro, regional leaders honour Fidel Castro at rally
HAVANA - Regional leaders and tens of thousands of Cubans jammed the Plaza of the Revolution on Tuesday night, celebrating Fidel Castro on the spot where he delivered fiery speeches to mammoth crowds ...
Nov 28, 2016
Great Barrier Reef sees record coral deaths this year
CANBERRA, Australia - Warming oceans this year have caused the largest die-off of corals ever recorded on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, scientists said Tuesday. The worst-affected area is a 70...
Nov 28, 2016
Trek to Castro's final resting spot traces revolution's past
HAVANA - After his band of bearded rebels won power in 1959, Fidel Castro embarked on a victory tour delivering speeches to cheering crowds stretching from the eastern Cuban city of Santiago to Havana...
Nov 28, 2016
NewsAlert: Colombian officials say plane with 72 aboard has crashed
BOGOTA - Colombia authorities say they are responding to a plane crash with 72 on board. More to come. The Canadian Press
Nov 28, 2016
AP Interview: Iraqi leader predicts IS collapse in Mosul
BAGHDAD - Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says Islamic State group fighters lack the courage to put up long-term resistance in Mosul, despite unleashing hundreds of car bombs that have killed and...
Nov 28, 2016
Thailand's parliament invites crown prince to assume throne
BANGKOK - Thailand’s parliament on Tuesday named Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn as the new king, completing a formal step for the heir to take the throne following the death of his father last mont...
Nov 28, 2016
Haiti: Jovenel Moise apparently wins presidential vote
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Jovenel Moise, the hand-picked candidate of Haiti’s previous elected leader, apparently won the presidential election outright against 26 rivals, according to preliminary...
Nov 28, 2016
From milk to lightbulbs, Fidel Castro reshaped life in Cuba
HAVANA - Fidel Castro changed the flavour of the milk Cuban children drink at breakfast. He filled Cuban kitchens with energy-saving rice cookers, and he gave a two-hour lesson in their use live on na...
Nov 28, 2016
