- An earthquake rocked the northern foothills of the Himalayas near one of Tibet's holiest cities, Chinese authorities said, killing at least 95 people and shaking buildings in neighboring Nepal, Bhutan and India.
- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he would step down in the coming months after nine years in power, bowing to pressure from lawmakers alarmed by his Liberal Party's miserable showing in pre-election polls. Here's what happens now.
- Iran has built a roaring global trade for its oil, relying on a shadow fleet of tankers that conceal their activities to skirt sanctions. Using leaked data, Reuters uncovered how one Iranian company evaded Western sanctions.
- The United Arab Emirates has discussed with Israel and the United States participating in a provisional administration of post-war Gaza until a reformed Palestinian Authority is able to take charge, according to people familiar with the talks.
- Behind rows of barbed wire and a small army of personal security, impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol remained holed up in his sprawling hillside villa with his wife, dogs and cats as investigators planned his arrest.
- Donald Trump Jr. is expected to visit Greenland, after his father, US President-elect Donald Trump, again expressed interest in gaining control over the vast Arctic island.
- The risk to the general population from H5N1 bird flu remains low, a World Health Organization spokesperson said, following the first death of a patient from the virus in the United States.
- Elon Musk has been wading into British politics, focusing his criticism on Prime Minister Keir Starmer's record as top prosecutor. UK Political Editor Elizabeth Piper joins this episode of the Reuters World News podcast to weigh how Musk has put Starmer on the defensive. Listen now.
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Refugee businesses and workers boost growth in host countries. REUTERS/David W Cerny |
- Ukrainian businesses that set up or expanded in central Europe after Russia's 2022 invasion are shifting their focus from mainly refugee to local customers as they become more established, with some now eyeing a move further west.
- Overseas investors turned net sellers of Asian equities in 2024, primarily due to a surge in selling in the last quarter amid concerns that Trump's trade policies might hit Asian economies.
- The volume of global crude exports in 2024 declined 2%, the first fall since the COVID-19 pandemic, shipping data showed, due to weak demand growth and as refinery and pipeline changes reshuffled trade routes.
- Nvidia took the wraps off new products such as artificial intelligence to better train robots and cars, souped-up gaming chips and its first desktop computer, as it expounded upon its potential to expand its business.
- President Joe Biden's outgoing administration announced a ban on medical debt in American consumers' credit reports, making good on a campaign year pledge less than two weeks before leaving office.
- A group representing self-driving car companies called on the US government to do more to speed the deployment of autonomous vehicles and remove barriers to adoption.
- Britain's anti-trust regulator said it would begin two investigations this month using its new powers over the biggest tech firms, which are aimed at stimulating investment, innovation and growth.
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Hong Kong struggles to improve conditions in tiny, crowded homes |
Residents live in "coffin" homes, with each compartment measuring approximately three feet by six feet, in Hong Kong. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu |
Housing is famously cramped in the Asian financial hub of Hong Kong, thanks to sky-high property prices, but a single toilet and kitchen shared by four families would make for a challenging home situation anywhere. More than 200,000 people in Hong Kong live in sub-divided flats, often cloaked in a musty odor and plagued by bedbugs during sweltering summers. The former British colony, ranked as the world's most unaffordable city for a 14th consecutive year by survey company Demographia, has one of the world's highest rates of inequality. |
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Trump said his Republican Party would work to end daylight saving time. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts |
Daylight saving time, a practice affecting almost 400 million people across North America, is once again in the spotlight as debates over its necessity continue. Donald Trump has pushed for an end to daylight saving time, which he has called inconvenient and costly. |
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