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Sun, February 5, 2023 | 00:10

Russia strikes Ukraine after West pledges tanks

Russia strikes Ukraine after West pledges tanks

Russian forces fired dozens of missiles at Ukraine on Thursday in a blistering wave of strikes targeting energy infrastructure a day after Germany and the United States pledged modern tanks for Kyiv.

World | 2023-01-26 19:58

Toyota names Koji Sato new CEO as Akio Toyoda takes chairman role

Toyota names Koji Sato new CEO as Akio Toyoda takes chairman role

Toyota Motor said on Thursday that Akio Toyoda will step down as president and chief executive to become chairman from April 1, and hand over the helm of Japan's biggest automaker to the company's top branding officer.

World | 2023-01-26 16:51

Heavy snow causes havoc in Japan as cold snap sweeps through Asia

Heavy snow causes havoc in Japan as cold snap sweeps through Asia

Heavy snow blanketed wide swathes of Japan on Wednesday, snarling traffic, forcing hundreds of flight cancellations, disrupting train travel and leaving at least one person dead.

World | 2023-01-26 11:20

Amazon workers hold first UK strike, adding to labor turmoil

Amazon workers hold first UK strike, adding to labor turmoil

Amazon warehouse workers went on strike for the first time in Britain on Wednesday because of a dispute over pay and working conditions, adding to a wave of industrial labor action across the country fueled by the soaring cost of living.

World | 2023-01-26 10:48

Microsoft users kicked out of apps during global outage

Microsoft users kicked out of apps during global outage

U.S. tech giant Microsoft said on Wednesday it had suffered a global outage that limited access to software including Outlook and Teams for several hours.

World | 2023-01-26 10:16

UN forecasts fall in global economic growth to 1.9% in 2023

UN forecasts fall in global economic growth to 1.9% in 2023

The United Nations forecast Wednesday that global economic growth will fall significantly to 1.9 percent this year as a result of the food and energy crisis sparked by the war in Ukraine, the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, persistently high inflation and the climate emergency.

World | 2023-01-26 09:55

Wall Street ends mixed after erasing a big morning loss

Wall Street ends mixed after erasing a big morning loss

Another roller-coaster day left Wall Street essentially where it began on Wednesday, after stocks veered on worries about how badly a slowing economy will hit corporate profits.

World | 2023-01-26 08:28

Like Germany, US will provide heavy tanks to Ukraine

Like Germany, US will provide heavy tanks to Ukraine

The United States announced Wednesday that it will provide 31 Abrams tanks to help Ukraine repel Russia's invasion, mirroring a similar move by Germany and fulfilling a long-running request from Kyiv.

World | 2023-01-26 07:55

Germany agrees to provide Ukraine with advanced battle tanks

Germany agrees to provide Ukraine with advanced battle tanks

After weeks of hesitation that saw growing impatience among Germany's allies, Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced Wednesday that his government would provide Ukraine with Leopard 2 battle tanks and approve requests by other countries to do the same. In a statement, the government said it would initially provide Ukraine with one company of Leopard 2 A6 tanks, which comprises 14 v...

World | 2023-01-25 20:07

Classified documents at Pence's home, too, his lawyer says

Classified documents at Pence's home, too, his lawyer says

Documents with classified markings were discovered in former Vice President Mike Pence 's Indiana residence last week, his lawyer says, the latest in a string of recoveries of papers meant to be treated with utmost sensitivity from the homes of current and former top U.S. officials.

World | 2023-01-25 11:54

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