Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned a recent uptick of inflation, alongside a hiring slowdown, poses a \\\"challenging situation\\\" for central bankers as they aim to steer the U.S. economy through a \\\"turbulent period.\\\" The...
Matthew Perry was "happy and chipper" when Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman spoke to him two weeks ago, she says. Perry, who played Chandler in the TV sitcom, died on Saturday aged 54. Kauffman told NBC's Today program...
The Canadian province of Quebec will charge a health tax to residents who are not vaccinated against Covid-19. Quebec, which has seen the highest number of Covid-related deaths in Canada, is currently struggling with a surge in c...
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The director of the World Health Organization tweeted Sunday he will go into self-quarantine after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he is well and not showing symptoms but...
Spain has declared a national state of emergency and imposed a night-time curfew in an effort to help control a new spike in Covid-19 infections. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said the curfew, between the hours of 23:00 and...
California has reimposed restrictions on businesses and public spaces amid a spike of coronavirus infections in America's most populous state. Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday ordered an immediate halt to all indoor activities at restau...
Strong winds could pose threat to Thanksgiving balloons in NYC...
The US has imposed sanctions on the Chinese military over its purchasing of Russian military jets and surface-to-air missiles. It says such purchases contravene US sanctions on Moscow introduced over Russian actions in Ukraine and alleged interferen...
The US is imposing new tariffs on $200bn (£150bn) worth of Chinese goods as it escalates its trade war with Beijing. The higher import taxes will apply to almost 6,000 items, marking the biggest round of US tariffs so far. Handbags, rice and ...
Two people in England have been confirmed to have been exposed to the nerve agent Novichok, the same chemical weapon that was used against an ex-Russian spy earlier this year. British police at Scotland Yard confirmed that the mysterious agent that ...
Dakota Johnson admits that her breakout role as Anastasia Steele in the "Fifty Shades" movie franchise left her feeling exposed but says the experience hasn't been all bad. "Fundamentally, I’m open and warm. At my c...
Facebook plans to let people see if they had "liked" pages created by "foreign actors" to spread propaganda during the US presidential election. The social network has previously said as many as 126 million Americans may ...
A huge new leak of financial documents has revealed how the powerful and ultra-wealthy, including the Queen's private estate, secretly invest vast amounts of cash in offshore tax havens. What exactly is offshore finance? Essentially it's ...
South Korea has proposed holding military talks with the North, after weeks of heightened tension following Pyongyang's long-range missile test. If they were to go ahead, they would be the first high-level talks since 2015. A senior officia...
This bodycam footage shows police officers allowing a suspect to propose to his now-fiance as he was being arrested on outstanding warrants....
President Donald Trump's son-in-law and trusted aide Jared Kushner may have discussed creating a secret communications channel between the Trump transition team and the Kremlin with Russia's ambassador Sergei Kislyak,The Washington Po...
\\\"The Bodyguard\\\" was the late singer Whitney Houston's first film. Now, a new singer is taking on the role of Rachel Marron in a stage version of the 1992 blockbuster. Deborah Cox is set to go on a national tour of \\\"The Bodygu...
AP – Oct. 11, 2011 BRUSSELS (AP) — The president of the EU's executive arm says he will unveil proposals on how to make European banks fit enough to sustain the worsening debt crisis on Wednesday. Jose Manuel Barroso said Tuesda...