Ukrainian energy workers carry out repairs despite Russia’s pounding of the country’s power grid
On a bright winter day, workers at a Ukrainian thermal power plant repair its heavily damaged equipment as drops of water ...
Polls open in close-run election to choose Ireland’s new government
Ireland is voting Friday in a parliamentary election that will decide the next government — and will show whether Ireland bucks the global trend of incumbents being ousted by ...
Paraguay, one of Taiwan’s 12 remaining allies, says it won’t break ties in favor of China
Paraguay’s foreign minister said his country is committed to its relationship with Taiwan and has no plans to break off their ...
Russian defense minister visits North Korea to talk with military and political leaders
Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov arrived in North Korea on Friday for talks with North Korean military and political leaders, the ministry said. The TASS news ...
From yuck to profits: Some Zimbabwe farmers turn to maggots to survive drought and thrive
At first, the suggestion to try farming maggots spooked Mari Choumumba and other farmers in Nyangambe, a region in ...
Marrakech Film Festival opens in Morocco with ‘The Order’
One of the Middle East and North Africa’s largest film festivals opened Friday in Morocco, drawing actors and directors from throughout the world to present 70 ...
Retailers bank on Black Friday to energize bargain-hungry holiday shoppers
It’s show time. After weeks of pushing early deals, retailers in the United States and some other countries are promising ...
Massachusetts lawmakers push for an effort to ban all tobacco sales over time
A handful of Massachusetts lawmakers are hoping to persuade their colleagues to support a proposal that would make the state ...
Santa’s annual train visit delivers hope and magic to one corner of coal country
Since 1943, the people of Appalachian Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee have looked forward to Santa’s arrival. Not in a ...
Donald Trump’s call for ‘energy dominance’ is likely to run into real-world limits
President-elect Donald Trump is set to create a National Energy Council that he says will establish American “energy ...
Battered by war and divisions, Lebanon faces a long list of challenges after ceasefire deal
Hours after a U.S.-brokered ceasefire to end the war between Israel and Hezbollah went into effect, Lebanon woke up to the ...
Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed, with US markets closed for Thanksgiving
Asian shares were mixed on Friday after U.S. markets were closed Thursday due to the Thanksgiving holiday. U.S. futures and ...