-
Giappone
Trump choosy about which unions he welcomes at White House
President Donald Trump says labor unions have an open door to his White House, but so far, he’s holding the door a little more ajar for some organizations than others. Trump has put out the welcome mat for the nation’s construction trades, with whom he’s had relationships during decades of ...
-
Giappone
Researchers seek better ways to farm popular Pacific black cod as seafood demand surges
The dark gray fish prized for its buttery flavor live deep in the ocean, so researchers keep their lab cold and dark to simulate ideal conditions for sablefish larvae. A biologist shines his dim red headlamp and uses an ultrasound to scan the belly of an anesthetized sablefish about the ...
-
Cina Giappone
Kushner’s sister woos China ‘golden visa’ investors in public event off-limits to press
The sister of President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, has been in China courting individual investors with a much-criticized federal visa program that provides a path toward obtaining U.S. green cards. Kushner’s sister, Nicole Meyer, promoted One Journal Square, a Kushner Companies’ development in Jersey City, at an event Sunday ...
-
Francia
Macron to take time reforming economy in a divided France
After a decade of slow growth, rising unemployment and dwindling competitiveness, France elected a president today who says he has a plan to pull the country out of its economic malaise. Emmanuel Macron, a former investment banker who quit the government of Francois Hollande twice out of frustration with the slow ...
-
USA Francia
Watch: Macron wins French presidency by a landslide
Updated 9.15pm - Added video Emmanuel Macron was elected president of France today with a business-friendly vision of European integration, defeating Marine Le Pen, a far-right nationalist who threatened to take France out of the European Union, early projections showed. The centrist's emphatic victory, which also smashed the dominance of France’s mainstream ...
-
USA
Unmanned US space plane lands after secret, two-year mission
The US military's experimental X-37B space plane landed today at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, completing a classified mission that lasted nearly two years, the Air Force said. The unmanned X-37B, which resembles a miniature space shuttle, touched down at 7.47am EDT (1147 GMT) on a runway formerly used for ...
-
Turchia Giappone Azerbaigian Georgia (Country)
ADB agrees to lend $500 million to Azeri gas project
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to provide a $500 million loan to Azerbaijan's Shah Deniz 2 project, the Azeri finance ministry said today. The ADB said earlier this year it was considering lending money to Azerbaijan to help fund the second stage of development of the Shah Deniz natural ...
-
Malta
Medicine home delivery extended to all localities
Patients eligible for the pharmacy of your choice scheme will as of next week have their medicine delivered right to their door as the government extends a pilot project to all localities. Health Minister Chris Fearne confirmed to this newspaper that the pilot project which had been rolled out to eight ...
-
USA Malta
Watch: Your children are my children, PM Muscat tells crowd in Zabbar
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said that the best weapon against hatred and stereotyping is love. "Your children are my children," Dr Muscat said in a passionate speech in Zabbr at the first Labour Party mass meeting in Zabbar.He kicked off his speech by reminding the public that a week has ...
-
USA Panama Malta
Watch: It's not an election on proposals, it's an election on principles - Busuttil
Nationalist Party leader Simon Busuttil today said that the coming election is not one based on the proposals made, but on principles.Addressing the first PN mass meeting in Balzan, Dr Busuttil said that while proposals are important, what is even more important in the coming election is a choice between ...