ROME — Pope Francis on Monday blamed accidents at work on excessive profit-seeking and the “idolatry of the market,” in a fresh swipe at unbridled capitalism that has led some right-wing critics to paint him as a far-left radical. His ...
THE US drug regulator authorized updated COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and its partner BioNTech as well as from Moderna on Monday as the country prepares to start an autumn vaccination campaign as soon as this week. A third vaccine from ...
TAIPEI — China is bolstering its air power along the coast facing Taiwan with a permanent deployment of new fighters and drones at expanded air bases, Taiwan’s defense ministry said on Tuesday in its annual report. China, which claims democratically ...
SEOUL — If North Korea provides artillery rounds and other weapons to Russia for the war in Ukraine, it could help Kremlin forces stretch their dwindling stocks of ammunition but would be unlikely to change the course of the conflict, ...
Luxury retailers are choosing China over London as the “tourist tax” stifles a post-pandemic shopping resurgence, the head of a payments processing company has warned. Alan Holcroft, of Cegid, which works with about a thousand retailers, including Hugo Boss, L’Oréal ...
One sees many flags at half-mast across the country today. And rightly so. Thanks in part to the negligence and incompetence of the CIA and FBI, the Federal government failed disastrously at what it tells us is the regime’s number-one priority: public safety. ...
NEW YORK – A medical researcher has asked a court to throw out a lawsuit that Johnson & Johnson filed against her over her 2019 study on the links between cosmetic talc products and cancer, saying that her research is sound and protected by free speech rights. Dr. Jacqueline Moline, who has served as a plaintiffs’ expert ...
WASHINGTON – The Moroccan government wants to proceed with International Monetary Fund-World Bank annual meetings scheduled for October in Marrakech despite Friday’s devastating earthquake, two sources familiar with the meeting planning said on Monday. “From the viewpoint of the Moroccan authorities, the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank will take place as scheduled: October 9-15, 2023. There ...
The United Auto Workers union has made some headway in labor talks with the Detroit Three automakers just three days before a potential strike of 146,000 US autoworkers, but an agreement was still not in reach, UAW President Shawn Fain said on Monday. “We’ve made some progress, a little bit ...
Many people believe that the board game Monopoly, developed during the Great Depression, mimics a real-world capitalist economy. Monopoly is a game, not real life. Original Article: “Is the Monopoly Board Game Like Real Markets?” ...