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SpaceX fails to repeat Starship booster catch as Trump looks on

SpaceX fails to repeat Starship booster catch as Trump looks on

Donald Trump joined SpaceX founder/CEO Elon Musk to witness the mega-rocket's latest test flight on Tuesday, but the President-elect didn't get to see the engineering marvel demonstrated last month. It made a more subdued splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico.
Migrants set out from Mexico hoping to reach pre-Trump US

Migrants set out from Mexico hoping to reach pre-Trump US

UK police probe royals Windsor Estate burglary

UK police probe royals Windsor Estate burglary

Beijing, Shanghai announce tax breaks to boost ailing property markets

Beijing, Shanghai announce tax breaks to boost ailing property markets

Beijing and Shanghai have announced tax breaks to spur home purchases as distress in the property sector continues to drag on growth in the world's second-largest economy.
November 19, 2024 | 07:31 pm PT
Japan eyes Chinese tram for Mount Fuji

Japan eyes Chinese tram for Mount Fuji

Japan has scrapped plans to build a light railway part-way up Mount Fuji and is instead considering a Chinese-made cross between a bus and a tram, a local governor said on Monday.
November 18, 2024 | 05:57 pm PT
Trump confirms plan to deploy military for mass deportation of undocumented migrants

Trump confirms plan to deploy military for mass deportation of undocumented migrants

President-elect Donald Trump confirmed Monday that he plans to declare a national emergency on border security and use the U.S. military to carry out the mass deportation of undocumented migrants.
November 18, 2024 | 03:40 pm PT
Shrouded in smog, Delhi pollution reading is the highest this year

Shrouded in smog, Delhi pollution reading is the highest this year

A thick blanket of toxic smog engulfed most parts of northern India on Monday and readings of air quality in the capital New Delhi hit their highest this year after dense fog overnight.
November 18, 2024 | 12:04 am PT
Alibaba aims to raise $5B in dual currency bond deal, sources say

Alibaba aims to raise $5B in dual currency bond deal, sources say

China's biggest e-commerce company Alibaba Group is aiming to raise $5 billion in multi-tranche dollar and offshore Chinese yuan bonds, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter.
November 17, 2024 | 11:55 pm PT
8 dead, 17 hurt, in China school knife attack: police

8 dead, 17 hurt, in China school knife attack: police

Eight people were killed and 17 others wounded Saturday in a knife attack at a vocational school in eastern China, and the suspect -- a former student -- has been arrested, police said.
November 16, 2024 | 07:59 pm PT
Chinese tech giant Alibaba posts 5% quarterly revenue growth

Chinese tech giant Alibaba posts 5% quarterly revenue growth

Chinese tech and e-commerce giant Alibaba on Friday reported moderate revenue growth of 5% in its latest quarter, as Beijing works to stimulate domestic spending.
November 15, 2024 | 06:36 pm PT
Trump names Karoline Leavitt, 27, as White House press secretary: statement

Trump names Karoline Leavitt, 27, as White House press secretary: statement

President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that 27-year-old campaign spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt will serve as his White House press secretary.
November 15, 2024 | 05:47 pm PT
Live-streamed prayers for stressed S. Korean exam parents

Live-streamed prayers for stressed S. Korean exam parents

Nine-hour prayer sessions, live-streamed speaking in tongues, bowing before a Buddhist altar 108 times: South Korean parents are turning to God as students sit a crucial exam Thursday.
November 15, 2024 | 03:00 am PT
EU fines Meta $840M for 'abusive' Facebook ad practices

EU fines Meta $840M for 'abusive' Facebook ad practices

The EU fined online giant Meta almost 800 million euros on Thursday for breaching antitrust rules by giving users of its Facebook social network automatic access to classified ads service Facebook Marketplace.
November 15, 2024 | 01:00 am PT
Trump victory signals golden era for crypto industry

Trump victory signals golden era for crypto industry

Donald Trump's triumphant return to the White House signals a potential golden era for cryptocurrencies, whose influential backers heavily supported his presidential bid.
November 13, 2024 | 08:16 pm PT
Republicans win majority of US House seats in government sweep

Republicans win majority of US House seats in government sweep

President-elect Donald Trump's Republican Party will control both houses of Congress when he takes office in January, Edison Research projected on Wednesday, enabling him to push an agenda of slashing taxes and shrinking the federal government.
November 13, 2024 | 07:21 pm PT
South Korea's Yoon practices golf to prepare for future Trump meets

South Korea's Yoon practices golf to prepare for future Trump meets

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol recently began practicing golf, for the first time in eight years, in preparation for future meetings with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, Yoon's office confirmed on Tuesday.
November 12, 2024 | 09:01 pm PT
European fake art network involving Banksys, Warhols, Modiglianis uncovered in Italy

European fake art network involving Banksys, Warhols, Modiglianis uncovered in Italy

Italian authorities say a network of European art forgers who painted fake Warhols, Banksys and Picassos and then tried to sell them to unsuspecting buyers with the help of complicit auction houses has been dismantled.
November 12, 2024 | 08:59 pm PT
Trump to appoint former ICE director Tom Homan as US 'border czar'

Trump to appoint former ICE director Tom Homan as US 'border czar'

Tom Homan, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's incoming "border czar", said on Monday he would prioritize deporting immigrants in the United States illegally who posed safety and security threats as well as those working at job sites.
November 11, 2024 | 07:20 pm PT
Singapore charges man with stabbing priest during Mass

Singapore charges man with stabbing priest during Mass

A Singaporean man was charged on Monday with stabbing a Catholic priest celebrating a weekend Mass, court papers showed, but authorities said there was no evidence the attack was religiously motivated or an act of terror.
November 11, 2024 | 05:04 pm PT
Make new friends and boost hiring: How China's chip industry plans to deal with Trump

Make new friends and boost hiring: How China's chip industry plans to deal with Trump

China's semiconductor industry is readying itself for four more combative years under Donald Trump as U.S. president by ramping up purchases of foreign chipmaking equipment and looking out for opportunities to hire overseas talent and forge new alliances.
November 10, 2024 | 11:46 pm PT
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