In 2020, women in Switzerland, on average, received approximately 35% lower pensions than men
GENEVA (AFP) - Switzerland voted Sunday on a number of issues, including a ban on factory farming and a pension reform that would raise the retirement...
Lawyers for Epic Games and Fortnite maker Apple will face off in an appeal hearing over strict App Store censorship, and lawyers for the US Department of Justice will agree.
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - The US Justice Department wants its...
CIA Director William Burns (pictured in April 2021) says his life is nothing like James Bond or Jason Bourne, in the first broadcast of the US spy agency 'The Langley Files'.
Washington (AFP) - His life isn't the same as...
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken speaks during a State Department function talk at Purdue University, on September 13, 2022, in West Lafayette, Indiana.
West Lafayette (United States) (AFP) - US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said on Tuesday that...
By controlling German Rosneft's operations, Berlin can operate refineries using crude oil from countries other than Russia
Berlin (AFP) - Berlin on Friday took control of the German operations of Russian oil company Rosneft to secure energy supplies that had...
By controlling German Rosneft's operations, Berlin can operate refineries using crude oil from countries other than Russia
Berlin (AFP) - Berlin on Friday took control of the German operations of Russian oil company Rosneft to secure energy supplies that had...
Peiter "Mudge" Zatko, Twitter's former head of security, says company executives have ignored warnings he's raised about the safety of user data.
Washington (AFP) - Twitter whistleblower Peter Zatko told the US Congress on Tuesday that the platform had ignored...
Canada has launched a review of its cannabis law, four years after it legalized its recreational use - celebrated by thousands including this man who filmed smoking a knuckle at Trinity Bellwoods Park in Toronto in October 2018.
Ottawa (AFP)...
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell vowed to do what it takes to control inflation as the central bank raised interest rates again
New York (AFP) - Stock prices fell on Wall Street and the dollar rose on Wednesday after the...
The kingdom has been grappling with 14-year-old inflation that has driven up the basic cost of living — coming as the country prepares for a looming national election.
BANGKOK (AFP) - In a rain shelter near Bangkok's Grand Palace, dozens...
Military coup in Burkina Faso as military officers overthrow the leader...
In Ouagadougou, protesters demanded the departure of junta leader Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaugo Damiba.
Ouagadougou (AFP) - Military officers have seized control of Burkina Faso, claiming...
Military coup in Burkina Faso as military officers overthrow the leader...
In Ouagadougou, protesters demanded the departure of junta leader Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaugo Damiba.
Ouagadougou (AFP) - Military officers have seized control of Burkina Faso, claiming...
Military coup in Burkina Faso as military officers overthrow the leader...
In Ouagadougou, protesters demanded the departure of junta leader Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaugo Damiba.
Ouagadougou (AFP) - Military officers have seized control of Burkina Faso, claiming...
Street boats, cars at sea: Fort Myers beach hit by Ian
Hurricane Ian left parts of Fort Myers Beach, Florida completely devastated
FORT MYERS BEACH (United States) (AFP) - As Pete Belinda and his wife walked...
North Korea fires ballistic missiles for the fourth time this week
South Korean and US officials have warned for months that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is preparing to conduct another nuclear test
Seoul (AFP)...
After destroying Florida, Hurricane Ian began to recede
An aerial photograph taken on September 30, 2022 shows destroyed homes in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers Beach, Florida
FORT MYERS (United...
UN raises death toll from Kabul classroom bombing to 35 as...
The death toll of the United Nations mission in the attack on the Kaj Higher Education Center is much higher than the death toll...
