China has ample fiscal space to bolster growth this year
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has ample fiscal policy space and tools to support economic growth this year and it will step up spending to spur investment, Vice Finance Minister Liao Min said…
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You wasted $771 sitting in traffic last year
The average driver lost $771 in time and productivity due to traffic jams in 2024, a transportation analyst at INRIX told Newsweek. Why It Matters INRIX, a global transportation data and…
News Analysis: Carter, during and after presidency, changed way world saw the U.S. — often for the better
WASHINGTON — Jimmy Carter ended his one-term presidency in defeat. For years he was derided as a weak leader. But over time a fundamental shift took place in how Carter was regarded,…
Column: Jimmy Carter, Joe Biden and revisionist presidential history
For my entire career, it’s seemed, the Republican Party has run against Jimmy Carter. From my novice reporter days in Texas beginning midway through his single term, through my years in…
Barbara Lee announces bid for Oakland mayor as city looks to rise from crisis
SAN FRANCISCO — Former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee, a prominent progressive Democrat who represented the East Bay in Congress for more than two decades, said Wednesday she will run for Oakland…
Opinion: Trump wants to rekindle his Kim Jong Un bromance, but North Korea has other suitors now
To say that President-elect Donald Trump has a lot of plans for his second term would be a gross understatement. He has vowed to implement the largest deportation operation in American…
Toyota aims to open its futuristic city in Japan this year
TOYOTA Motor plans to move in the first 100 residents of a futuristic city at the base of Mount Fuji in Japan by as soon as this fall. The initial residents of Woven City will be composed…
Column: Biden's legacy, like Jimmy Carter's, is complex — and it's in Donald Trump's hands now
WASHINGTON — By the standard President Biden set himself, the core purpose he proclaimed when he ran in 2020, it is impossible to assess his one-term presidency as anything but a failure.…
Clip shows blaze at firecracker store in India before Diwali, not in Philippines before New Year
The Philippines' health department warned there had been an increase in fireworks-related injuries during the end-of-year holiday period, but a video of people rushing to escape a fire at…
Microsoft expects to spend US$80 billion on AI this fiscal year
MICROSOFT president Brad Smith on Friday (Jan 3) said the company is on track to pump about US$80 billion into artificial intelligence (AI) this fiscal year. Smith contended AI is poised…
Woman loses 100lb in year naturally, shares amazing timelapse of progress
As quick fixes for weight loss dominate headlines, a California woman has gained viral attention after sharing her year-long natural weight loss journey in a 30-second time-lapse video.…
Pantone's 2025 Color of the Year is all about "comfort"
"Mocha Mousse" was announced as the Pantone Color of the Year for 2025, and experts told Newsweek that the hue's familiarity encompasses the current global attitude. Newsweek has reached…
Quadrantid Meteor Shower 2025: Here's All You Need to Know About the First Celestial Event of the Year
While the whole world is still busy ushering in the New Year with great positivity and enthusiasm, stargazers can gear up to get a glimpse of this year's first celestial event, the…
BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF posts record outflow after banner year
INVESTORS yanked a net US$333 million from BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) on Thursday (Jan 2), the most withdrawn from the record-breaking fund since its launch. The fund…
Islamic State's brutal ideology still inspires attacks worldwide
BEIRUT — Screams, carnage — and a black banner. The attacker in the deadly New Year’s truck-ramming strike on revelers in New Orleans’ French Quarter had a black Islamic State flag, the…
Drunken officer freed suspects to celebrate New Year, Zambian police say
A drunken police officer in Zambia freed 13 suspects from custody so that they could go and celebrate the new year, officials say. Detective inspector Titus Phiri was arrested after…
Bank of Korea governor says monetary easing this year will be flexible
SOUTH Korea’s central bank governor said on Thursday (Jan 2) that the pace of monetary policy easing would need to be flexible this year due to heightened political and economic…
What we know about Shamsud-Din Jabbar, accused in deadly New Orleans attack
The FBI has identified Shamsud-Din Jabbar as the man who drove a truck into a crowd on New Orleans' Bourbon Street early Wednesday, killing at least 10. Source link
Almost 1,000 cars set ablaze during New Year celebrations in France
Despite nearly 1,000 cars being set ablaze, hundreds of thousands of people in France welcomed the New Year with largely peaceful celebrations, according to Interior Minister Bruno…
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New Orleans Terror Attack: 10 Killed and 35 Injured after Killer Rams Crowd Celebrating New Year on Bourbon Street Before Being Shot Dead [GRAPHIC]
At least 10 people lost their lives, and dozens were injured when a truck driver rammed into crowds on the iconic Bourbon Street in New Orleans. The driver then jumped out of the vehicle…
Five killed in New Year accidents across Germany, hundreds arrested
Five people were killed in accidents, many others were severely injured and hundreds were arrested throughout Germany as the nation celebrated the turn of the year. The celebrations were…
President Carter and the Mideast: Long-ago success and lasting wounds
Of all the legacies of Jimmy Carter, his engagement with the Middle East might have been the most complex and consequential — and perhaps the most painfully incomplete. At its heart is a…
Chief Justice Roberts warns of four areas of concern in end of year report
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday addressed four areas of "illegitimate activity" that he said threaten the independence of judges: violence, intimidation, disinformation…
US Steel jumps most in a year on Nippon Steel offer to Biden
NIPPON Steel offered to give the US government a veto over any reduction in US Steel’s production capacity in a proposal that marks a last-ditch effort to win President Joe Biden’s…