Factbox-How Does the Hong Kong Tower Fire Compare to Other Recent Building Blazes?

HONG KONG (Reuters) -A blaze that ripped through a massive apartment block in Hong Kong has claimed at least 94 lives, ...

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Brings Pac-Man and Labubu to Manhattan

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has brought balloons depicting Buzz Lightyear and Pac-Man to the New York City skies and ...

Here's What to Know About the Federal Ban Threatening the Market for THC-Infused Drinks and Snacks

Texas, which has a massive hemp market, is moving to regulate sales of impairing hemp, such as by restricting them to those ...

Bamboo Scaffolding Helped Build Hong Kong's Skyline, but a Deadly Fire May Hasten Its End

A deadly fire in a Hong Kong apartment complex has raised questions about bamboo scaffolding common at Asian construction ...

Swiss Wealth Tax Proposal to Test Public Appetite for Redistribution

The proposal from the youth wing of the leftist Social Democrats, or JUSOs, is for a 50% tax to be levied on inherited ...

Trump Says US Will Permanently Pause Migration From 'Third World Countries'

(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his administration will work to permanently pause migration from all ...

ICC Judges to Rule on Provisional Release of Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte could be released from detention at the International Criminal Court on Friday ...

Trump Says He May Cut Income Tax 'Completely' Because of Tariff Income

PALM BEACH, Florida (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his administration may slash income tax ...

German President to Visit Guernica, Site of 1937 Nazi Bombing

MADRID (Reuters) -German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will on Friday become the first German head of state to visit Guernica, the Basque town devastated by a Nazi air raid during Spain's civil ...