Shares are trading mixed in Asia after Wall Street benchmarks closed higher on Friday, capping a third week of gains out of the last four.
Biden visit to Baltimore highlights rail tunnel project
President Joe Biden is heading to Baltimore to visit an aging rail tunnel that’s slated to be replaced with help from bipartisan infrastructure legislation that he signed in 2021.
NATO chief asks S Korea to ‘step up’ military support for Ukraine
Jens Stoltenberg suggests Seoul reconsider its policy of barring weapons exports to countries in conflict.
Winter has come for Afghanistan
“We don’t have time,” U.N. humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said. “The winter is with us, people are dying, famine is looming.”
China’s Smartphone Sales Drop To Lowest In 10 Years
China’s smartphone sales endured a record fall in 2022, tumbling 13% to their lowest level in a decade as COVID controls and a slowing economy sapped consumer appetite.
Peru’s president renews call for elections this year to bring end to protests
Dina Boluarte threatens constitutional reform if lawmakers fail to bring forward national votePeru’s president, Dina Boluarte, has made a renewed appeal for congress to hold early elections as a way to end weeks of deadly protests, warning that otherwi…