[ad_1] DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The world could have its first trillionaire within a decade, anti-poverty organization Oxfam International said Monday in its annual assessment of global inequalities timed to…
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Zelenskyy, Blinken, Israeli president and more will come to Davos to talk about global challenges
[ad_1] LONDON (AP) — More than 60 heads of state and government and hundreds of business leaders are coming to Switzerland to discuss the biggest global challenges during the World…
Hong Kong’s seafood businesses brace for a sales slump as Japan plans to discharge radioactive water
[ad_1] HONG KONG (AP) — As Tokyo plans to discharge treated radioactive wastewater into the sea, Japanese restaurant operator Sam Lam is busy finding substitutes for Japanese seafood that could…
Foreign companies are shifting investment out of China as confidence wanes, business group says
[ad_1] BEIJING (AP) — Foreign companies are shifting investments and their Asian headquarters out of China as confidence plunges following the expansion of an anti-spying law and other challenges, a…
China’s economy is forecast to slow sharply in 2024, the World Bank says, calling recovery ‘fragile’
[ad_1] HONG KONG (AP) — China’s economy grew at a 5.2% pace in the first three quarters of the year and showed signs of improvement in November, with factory output…
Singapore hangs a man for drug trafficking. It will hang a woman on Friday — the first in 19 years
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Singapore executed a man Wednesday for drug trafficking and is set to hang a woman Friday — the first in 19 years — prompting…
Singapore hangs first woman in 19 years after she was convicted of trafficking 31 grams of heroin
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Singapore conducted its first execution of a woman in 19 years on Friday and its second hanging this week for drug trafficking despite calls…
Sweden calls for vigilance abroad after Quran desecrations and protests
[ad_1] COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A senior Swedish official said Monday Swedes abroad and businesses linked to Sweden“should observe increased vigilance and caution,” following recent Quran burnings in the country…
In a political shift to the far right, anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders wins big in Dutch election
[ad_1] THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders said Thursday that he is ready to join the next Dutch coalition government after he surged to a huge election…