Soaring inflation has made almost everything more expensive. And it has significantly increased the cost of one major budget buster — raising kids. Story Published at: August 29, 2022 at 05:18PM
It now costs more than $300,000 to raise a child, thanks to inflation
China’s yuan slid to the weakest in two years
The Chinese yuan sank to the lowest level in two years after hawkish comments by Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell spurred a recent rally for the greenback.Story Published at: August 29, 2022 at 08:53AM
Solomon Islands to ban all foreign navy ships from ports pending new approval process
The Solomon Islands has suspended entry into its waters for foreign navy ships pending adoption of a new process for approval of port visits, the Prime Minister’s office said on Tuesday, in a bid to better police its exclusive economic zones.Story Published at: August 30, 2022 at 10:04AM
China arrests hundreds in rural banking scandal
Police in China have arrested 234 suspects allegedly involved in a rural banking scandal, a month after hundreds of depositors protested over their lost savings in one of the largest demonstrations the country has seen since the pandemic began.Story Published at: August 30, 2022 at 08:14AM
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani is now the world’s third richest man
Gautam Adani was already Asia’s richest man.Story Published at: August 30, 2022 at 07:10AM
Fukushima town lifts evacuation order, allowing former residents to return 11 years after nuclear disaster
More than a decade after Japan’s worst nuclear disaster, the town that hosts the disabled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant finally lifted its evacuation order on Tuesday, allowing former residents to come home. Story Published at: August 30, 2022 at 07:01AM
Miss England finalist becomes first in pageant’s history to compete without makeup
A Miss England finalist has become the first ever beauty queen to compete without wearing any makeup in the pageant’s nearly century-long history.Story Published at: August 26, 2022 at 02:44PM
Scientists in Pombal, Portugal have discovered the remains of a sauropod, one of Europe’s largest dinosaurs – known for their long necks and tails.Story Published at:
Ukrainian forces begin ‘shaping’ battlefield for counteroffensive, senior US officials say
Ukrainian forces have begun “shaping” operations in southern Ukraine to prepare the battlefield for a significant Ukrainian counteroffensive, two senior US officials briefed on the intelligence told CNN. Story Published at: August 29, 2022 at 01:57PM
Colombia and Venezuela reestablish diplomatic relations
Colombia and Venezuela have reestablished diplomatic relations, in a tectonic shift in South American regional politics. Story Published at: August 30, 2022 at 12:13AM