US reports hike in weapons smuggling to Haiti, Caribbean
The smuggling of guns into Haiti and the Caribbean has increased recently, according to U.S. authorities, who promised on Wednesday to step up their...
Unemployment rate now 48-year low in Australia
Australia's unemployment rate fell to a new 48-year low in July despite employment experiencing its first annual decline after a super-strong run, a mixed...
Harry Potter author JK Rowling receives death threats
After denouncing the attack on British novelist Salman Rushdie on Twitter, J.K. Rowling, the creator of the Harry Potter series, got a death threat....
Migrants found stranded on tiny, unnamed island
38 migrants, including a lady who was pregnant, were discovered stranded on a small, unidentified island near the Turkish-Greek border.The 22 men, 9 women,...
Droughts: US cuts water supply for Mexico, few other states
According to Washington officials, water supplies to some US states and Mexico would be reduced in order to prevent the "catastrophic collapse" of the...
South Thailand sees multiple bombing, arson attacks
Authorities said that at least 17 locations in southern Thailand saw explosions and fires on Wednesday. Seven persons were hurt in what appeared to...
Cuba eases foreign investment rules to tackle shortage
For the first time in 60 years, Cuba claims to be opening its wholesale and retail markets to international investment.The action reverses a Fidel...
UK cuts import taxes from few worlds’ poorest countries
To promote commerce, the UK will lower import duties on thousands more products coming from some of the world's poorest nations.The Developing Countries Trading...
First commercial space greenhouse to launch in 2023
In order to advance food production studies outside of Earth and assist exploration missions, Redwire Corporation said on Tuesday that it would launch the...