World Bank says the global is economy is growing steadily, but not fast enough to help ease poverty
The world economy is growing steadily in the face of global conflict, protectionist trade policies and high interest rates.
More countries, including China, are grappling with shrinking and aging populations
A growing number of countries are confronting the dual challenges of population decline and aging. China said Friday that its ...
Lindsey Vonn gets up intact after fall toward end of downhill training run in Cortina
Lindsey Vonn has fallen toward the end of a World Cup downhill training run in Italy and appeared slightly banged up.
Shiffrin likely won’t have a target date for ski racing return for another 7-10 days, US coach says
Mikaela Shiffrin is back on snow and skiing regularly again at home in Colorado. When she’ll return to racing after an unusual puncture wound to her side remains “a moving target” that probably won’t ...
Poland’s leader accuses Russia of planning acts of sabotage against ‘airlines around the world’
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has accused Russia of planning acts of sabotage worldwide including “acts of air terror” ...
India docks 2 satellites in space in a milestone for its scientific ambitions
India has docked two satellites in space to become the fourth nation in the world to achieve the mission in an ambitious ...
153 winners of Nobel and World Food prizes seek new ways to grow food to meet surging global need
More than 150 recipients of the Nobel and World Food prizes have released an open letter calling for a dramatic increase in ...
World Economic Forum says Trump to take part virtually in Davos meeting, days after inauguration
The World Economic Forum’s president says U.S. President Donald Trump will take part virtually in the annual meeting in Davos ...
Polish leader vows to use EU presidency to speed up Ukraine’s membership quest
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is visiting Poland after the two countries reached an agreement on a longstanding ...
FDA bans red dye No. 3 from foods
U.S. regulators are banning the dye called Red 3 from the food supply. The move comes nearly 35 years after the dye was ...
In their own words: AP photographers explain how selected images capture warming world
Around the globe, Associated Press photographers in 2024 documented what scientists on Friday said was the hottest year on ...
Biden warns the US risks becoming an ‘oligarchy.’ What does the term mean?
President Joe Biden in his Wednesday farewell speech to the nation warned that American democracy was sliding into an “oligarchy” of tech billionaires.