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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei responded publicly on Monday to the biggest protests in Iran in years, breaking weeks of silence to condemn what he called “rioting” and accuse the U.S. and Israel of planning the protests. Khamenei said he was “heartbroken” by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini […]
Listen to article (2 minutes) A strong U.S. dollar is cutting both ways for companies across the globe. The dollar’s rise has caught investors’ attention, with many looking toward its effects on corporate revenue. A strong dollar can have adverse effects on U.S. corporations that sell goods overseas, denting exports by making those products less […]
WASHINGTON—The top Republicans on the House Agriculture and Oversight committees have asked the Government Accountability Office to investigate foreign investment in U.S. farmland, questioning whether Chinese acquisitions in particular could pose a national-security threat. In a letter released Monday, Reps. Glenn Thompson (R., Pa.) and James Comer (R., Ky.), as well as more than 100 […]
The U.S. dollar briefly topped the 145 yen line on Monday in Tokyo, the first time it has breached the level since Japan intervened in the currency market in late September, as U.S. economic data showing strong inflation fueled speculation of aggressive interest rate hikes in the world’s largest economy. At 3 p.m., the dollar […]
Oct 3 (Reuters) – An area of low pressure located several hundred miles south of the Cape Verde Islands has a 40% chance of becoming a cyclone in the next two days, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Monday. The system is forecast to move westward, then turn northwestward or northward by the […]
The Charlie & Cappy Whiteside Greek Life Leadership Center is proud to announce its annual It’s On Us Week to be held Oct. 3 – 7 on the U of A campus. “Our goal is to continue providing educational opportunities and resources for all U of A students to prevent sexual assault,” said Parice […]
Elisabeth Volmar, an immigrant from Haiti, becomes an American citizen during a naturalization … [+] ceremony on January 12, 2018, in Hialeah, Florida. 150 people from different countries around the world took part in the Oath of Allegiance. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Getty Images Compelling new research finds immigrants, including those with less than […]
Issued on: 03/10/2022 – 04:56Modified: 03/10/2022 – 04:53 Hong Kong (AFP) – Stocks drifted in Asia on Monday as investors await key US jobs data, while girding themselves for a corporate earnings season many fear will highlight the impact of surging inflation and interest rates. A report showing prices rose in the eurozone at a […]
CNN — Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said he believes Ukraine is “making progress,” in the Kherson region of the country as they continue to counter Russia’s invasion, adding there has been a “kind of change in the battlefield dynamics.”
Russian paramilitary groups are raising funds in cryptocurrency using messaging app Telegram, according to research published by TRM Labs. Matt Cardy | Getty Images News | Getty Images Pro-Russian groups are raising funds in cryptocurrency to prop up paramilitary operations and evade U.S. sanctions as the war with Ukraine wages on, a research report published […]