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Sri Lanka Court Found Ex-President Contributed to Economic Crisis
London (15/11 – 67) Colombo Supreme Court rules that former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his brother, former Prime…
California’s Young Workers Face Low Wages, Long Working Hours, Bleak Future: Study
Young workers in California, the most populous state in the United States, are facing low wages, long working…
Indigenous Families at Highest Risk of Food Insecurity in Canada
Canada’s indigenous families were more likely than non-Indigenous families to be food insecure, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. Releasing…
U.S. California’s High Living Cost Hits Middle-Class Families Hard, Says Report
A new report reveals that living in the U.S. state of California imposes a hefty “cost-of-living penalty” on…
The Relevance of NATO in the 21st Century
Frankfurt (3/12 – 12) The relatively rapid cohesion of disparate nations, historically competitive or even at war with…
Rising US Debt Stokes Calls in Congress for Special Fiscal Commission
The U.S. Congress is facing growing calls to find a way to stem rising budget deficits and debt…
UM Consumer Sentiment Index Falls in October
The Consumer Sentiment Index released Friday by the University of Michigan (UM) Surveys of Consumers fell to 63.8…
Economic Watch: U.S. Inflation Softens, but Prices Likely to Remain High
Shelly Englander, 72, a retiree in New Jersey, said she gets “annoyed” every time she visits the local…
Italy’s UniCredit Reports Record Profits in Q3
Italian banking giant UniCredit on Tuesday reported a remarkable 67.7 percent surge in profits for the first three…
Budget Cuts Hit Canada’s Military That is Already Stretched Thin.
Canada’s military capabilities are not keeping pace with the fast-changing global situation. A diminished Armed Forces has serious…