Category Archives: World
US economic growth revised down to 2.2 per cent rate in Q1
WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy grew at a weaker 2.2 per cent annual rate in the first three months of the year, as consumers and businesses slowed their spending. But given the economy’s recent p...
May 30, 2018
In the mood for a melody, LIRR passengers sing 'Piano Man'
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. - A group of New York commuters got together around “9 o’clock on a Saturday” and sang a rendition of Billy Joel’s famous ballad, “Piano Man.” A vi...
May 30, 2018
Survey: US businesses add a solid 178,000 jobs in May
WASHINGTON - U.S. businesses added 178,000 jobs in May, according to a survey, a solid total but below the average monthly gains accumulated over the winter. Payroll processor ADP said Wednesday that ...
May 30, 2018
Macedonia: Any new country name to be put to a referendum
SKOPJE, Macedonia - Macedonia’s prime minister said Wednesday that any new name for his country that is agreed with neighbouring Greece will be put to a referendum to be held later this year. Zo...
May 30, 2018
America Ferrera welcomes birth of her first child
LOS ANGELES - America Ferrera is a mom. The “Ugly Betty” actress wrote on Instagram on Tuesday that she and husband Ryan Piers Williams were welcoming “Sebastian Piers Williams - aka...
May 30, 2018
Russia critic Browder briefly detained in Spain
MADRID - A prominent critic of the Kremlin says Russia is trying to block his investigation into the murder of a former employee by abusing an Interpol system of warrants that caused him to be briefly...
May 30, 2018
Stocks recover their poise as Italy concerns abate
LONDON - Stock markets recovered their poise Wednesday amid hopes for a resolution in Italy’s political turmoil that may put a halt to talk of another election this year. KEEPING SCORE: In Europ...
May 30, 2018
ABC and 'Roseanne': Many warning signs before racist tweet
NEW YORK - An old picture of Roseanne Barr dressed as Adolf Hitler, wearing a swastika and pulling burnt cookies from an oven, splashed on the front of the New York Daily News Wednesday like a neon si...
May 30, 2018
Soggy Alberto triggers mudslides, threatened dam is OK
Mudslides triggered by the soggy remnants of Alberto forced evacuations below a dam early Wednesday and closed a highway in western North Carolina as the centre of the storm lashed the nation’s ...
May 30, 2018
Gaza's Hamas rulers say cease-fire reached with Israel
GAZA, Palestinian Territory - Gaza’s Hamas rulers said Wednesday they had agreed to a cease-fire with Israel to end the largest flare-up of violence between the two sides since a 2014 war. Khali...
May 29, 2018