22 killed as bus carrying Hindu pilgrims plunges into a mountain gorge
New Delhi — At least 22 people were killed and more than 70 others injured when a bus veered off a mountain road Thursday and plunged into a 150-foot gorge …
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Japan confirms first currency intervention since 2022 with $62 billion in spending
Data from Japan’s Ministry of Finance confirmed the country’s first currency intervention since 2022, after the Japanese yen plunged to a 34-year-low in April.
Holes quickly poked in Japanese town’s Mount Fuji view-blocking mesh
Japan welcomes solo travelers again Tokyo — A Japanese town will replace a barrier mounted to deter unruly tourists from taking photos of Mount Fuji after holes were poked in the …
Argentina’s ‘anarcho capitalist’ Milei meets with Sam Altman, Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai in a bid to spur investment
Analysts say Milei’s Silicon Valley tour is likely designed to position Argentina as an attractive place to invest.
European Central Bank’s Knot says monetary policy to ease ‘gradually,’ as markets brace for June rate cut
“Policy rates will slowly but gradually move into less restrictive levels,” European Central Bank Governing Council member Klaas Knot said Tuesday.
North Korea flies hundreds of balloons full of trash over South Korea
North Korea flew hundreds of trash-carrying balloons toward South Korea in one of its most bizarre provocations against its rival in years, prompting the South’s military to mobilize chemical and …
Man accused of running naked through jet, knocking down crew member
Unruly passengers still an issue on flights A man accused of running naked down the aisle of an Australian domestic flight, knocking down a flight attendant and forcing the plane …
More than 100 business leaders including Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales sign open letter backing Britain’s center-left opposition
The U.K. has been “denied the skills and infrastructure it needs to flourish,” the letter says.
A family lost 2 sons during WWII. 80 years later their last child is home.
Military labs identify fallen soldiers Elsie Thompson, the youngest of seven children, lost two brothers during World War II. Her sibling Phillip Engesser was returned home to be laid to …
The time is ripe to cut interest rates next week, European Central Bank’s Rehn says
“Thanks to this disinflationary process … the time is thus ripe in June to ease the monetary policy stance and start cutting rates,” the ECB’s Olli Rehn said.