KAHRAMANMARAS/ANTAKYA, Turkey — The official death toll of a devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria jumped to more than 8,700 people on Wednesday as overwhelmed rescuers warned that the number would grow significantly with families still trapped under the rubble. ...
LONDON — Shoppers around the world will pay even more for groceries this year than they did in 2022, according to retailers, consumer goods firms and investors, unless commodity costs decline or the shift to cheaper store-brand products accelerates. Retailers ...
WASHINGTON — President Joseph R. Biden challenged Republicans to lift the US debt ceiling and support tax policies that were friendlier to middle class Americans on Tuesday in a State of the Union speech that served as a blueprint for ...
A think tank has forecast that Britain will avoid a technical recession not only in the final three months of 2022 but throughout 2023. The economy will grow by 0.2 per cent this year, according to the latest prediction by ...
Entrepreneurs looking to start a new business or achieve growth targets in 2023 are increasingly looking to leave the UK as the cost of living pressure mounts, with huge numbers now setting their sights on the hyper-connected business hub of ...
OSLO — Stepping into a “minefield” about how to slow global warming, scientists in developing nations have won new funds to study whether dimming sunshine by mimicking volcanic eruptions can be a sufficiently safe way to temporarily cool a hotter ...
The creation of a new government department for technology and innovation could be a “gear change” for growth in the UK’s tech sector, industry chiefs said today. Downing Street announced this morning that the government would carve up the existing ...
WASHINGTON — Texas sued the administration of US President Joe Biden on Tuesday to prevent it from asking pharmacies to fill reproductive health prescriptions. The Biden administration said in July 2022 that refusing to fill prescriptions for drugs that could ...
WASHINGTON — France and Germany’s economy ministers found a willingness in Washington to engage with Europe’s concerns over subsidies for green technologies under the US Inflation Reduction Act, but emerged with few specifics from meetings with top officials there. European ...
BRUSSELS — European Union countries may seek support for an agreement to phase down fossil fuels ahead of this year’s United Nations (UN) climate change talks, according to officials and a draft document seen by Reuters. While last year’s COP27 ...