Rescuers are scanning waters off southern Japan for 10 people on board a Japanese military helicopter that apparently crashed into the sea on Thursday, Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada said.Story Published at: April 07, 2023 at 04:45AM
Japanese military helicopter crashes in sea with 10 on board
Samsung to cut chip production after posting lowest profit in 14 years
Samsung Electronics said on Friday it would make a “meaningful” cut to chip production after flagging a worse-than-expected 96% plunge in quarterly operating profit, as a sharp downturn in the global semiconductor market worsens.Story Published at: April 07, 2023 at 03:02AM
Mother and grandmother to the same baby: Spanish actress sparks surrogacy debate
A Spanish TV actress has sparked controversy after using a surrogate to fulfil what she says was the final wish of her dead son: to have a child. Story Published at: April 06, 2023 at 08:26PM
Dozens of rockets fired from Lebanon into Israel, IDF says
Dozens of rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israel on Thursday, the Israeli military said, in a major escalation that comes amid tensions over Israeli police operations at the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem.Story Published at: April 06, 2023 at 06:25PM
‘Shocked’ by the loss: Scientists sound the alarm on New Zealand’s melting glaciers
Every year scientists in New Zealand fly over some of the country’s most iconic glaciers — ancient ice “rivers” that descend from the Southern Alps, a spine of mountains that extend along the South Island. And almost every year, they find them shrinking.Story Published at: April 06, 2023 at 02:18PM
The US economy is unwell. April could be a cruel month
After months of a remarkably strong US labor market and economy, everything seems to be slowing down.Story Published at: April 06, 2023 at 12:01PM
What to expect from the jobs report on Friday
The US labor market has kept trucking right along even as other areas of the economy have slowed. Story Published at: April 06, 2023 at 12:42PM
Here’s why beef is still pricey
A slowing economy may lead to a decline in sales of pricey beef cuts, but don’t look for any bargains just yet. Story Published at: April 05, 2023 at 09:12PM
The Fed could easily drive Black unemployment much higher than the overall jobless rate
Millions of jobs could be on the chopping block this year, as the Federal Reserve continues its rate-hiking campaign to tame inflation. But the effects of that action likely won’t reverberate evenly across the economy.Story Published at: April 05, 2023 at 03:31PM
Defying China, US House Speaker and Taiwan’s leader present a united front
Defying Beijing’s repeated threats, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy presented a carefully choreographed united front in California on Wednesday against an increasingly powerful and aggressive China.Story Published at: April 06, 2023 at 08:18AM