Risk of a global recession is minimal, IMF economist says — would take 'a lot to derail'
One of the International Monetary Fund's top economists signals little risk of a global recession, despite the ongoing rumblings of geopolitical uncertainty.
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Frail pope to travel to Singapore and other parts of Asia in September in his longest-ever trip
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis will take his first overseas trip of the year and the longest of his 11-year papacy, travelling to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and Singapore from Sept 2 to 13, the Vatican said on Friday (April 12).
Japan's Kishida expects more U.S. chip collaboration opportunities
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday he saw opportunities for more collaboration with the United States in next-generation computer chips.
Ecuadorians wanted an action man. President Noboa has fulfilled that role — embassy raid included
While world leaders have expressed shock and bewilderment over Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa's decision to raid Mexico's embassy last Friday, the extraordinarily unusual move — and Noboa's relative silence about it — is unlikely to hurt him with his constituents. In fact, it's exactly the sort of no-holds-barred crimefighting they expect and voted for.
F1's net-zero pledges are colliding with its ambitions to go truly global
LONDON — To any reasonable observer, Formula One's plan to increase the number of races in its calendar from 24 to as many as 30 seem at odds with the sport's pledge to be net zero by 2030.
Here's what we know about the Singapore-flagged container ship that hit the Baltimore bridge
Six construction workers were presumed dead on Wednesday after a massive cargo ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, causing it to partially collapse into the Patapsco River.
China’s legacy chips to survive with price advantage
The European Union and the United States will not be able to achieve their goals of reducing their companies’ reliance on China’s legacy chips (28 nanometers or above) as the products have a price advantage, say Chinese state media and commentators.