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Israeli attacks killed four children and destroyed humanitarian aid supplies in what turned out to be a deadly week in war-ravaged Gaza, the UN emergency relief agency, OCHA, said on Friday.
Gross domestic product increased at an annualized rate of 3.3% in the April-to-June period to 2.524 trillion Canadian dollars, the equivalent of US$1.822 trillion, Statistics Canada said. That marks the strongest expansi...
Companies may have to do more than just pay for Okta to help manage human employees.
A recent paper argues that AI is often better at doctoring than doctors. Guess who isn't thrilled.
After confusing markets at his July news conference, Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh used Jackson Hole to give a clearer view of the case for higher interest rates.
Odds rose after Warsh's speech in Jackson Hole, Wyo., where he discussed that he still is frustrated with the overall inflation trend.
A day before a wall of ice, rock and muddy water tore through Himalayan valleys along the Nepal-China border, Dipesh Chapagain was discussing with a colleague just how devastating such a disaster could be.
Following a deadly spate of gang attacks on civilians in Haiti and amid reports of illicit weapons slipping into the Caribbean country, the Security Council has called an emergency meeting at 3pm (local time) to hear and...
Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, 3,205 attacks on healthcare facilities have been carried out, World Health Organization (WHO) Representative for Ukraine Jarno Habicht reported on Friday fo...
Another look at an expected shortfall for states in Europe meeting targets for gas reserves and what the consequences might be.
The revised numbers show a slightly weaker labor picture than previously reported for the year that ended in March.
Spillover effect. Global wheat prices soared to their highest level in three years on Thursday over concerns of further escalation in the Russia-Ukraine