Chinese workers play pivotal role in building America’s first transcontinental railroad
SAN FRANCISCO, May 8 . Chinese railroad workers were highly disciplined and well organized, and they made huge contributions to the first American Transcontinental...
Student debt a ‘life sentence’ for millions of Americans
LOS ANGELES, Aug 22 . Haley Walters is five years away from earning her law degree. If everything goes according to plan, she will...
Myanmar, Thailand border trade hit 1.4 bln USD in 1st half of FY
YANGON, March. 10 . Border trade between Myanmar and Thailand totaled about 1.4 billion U.S. dollars in the first half of fiscal year (FY)...
Eurozone jobless rate hits 11-year low of 7.5% in May: Eurostat
BRUSSELS, July 1. The unemployment rate in the eurozone dropped to 7.5 percent in May, its lowest level since July 2008, data showed Monday,...
North Korea staged military parade in Pyongyang: Seoul
SEOUL, Feb 8 . North Korea staged a military parade in Pyongyang on Thursday, a Seoul government source told AFP, a day before the...
Thailand is more aware about Covid-19
The Kingdom of Thailand, broadly, seemed to be unaffected by the global spread of Covid-19. Even though the threat of the virus implied to...
IMF cuts global growth forecast to 3.7% for 2018, 2019 as risks rise
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 . An upswing in economic risks due to rising trade tensions and debt levels has prompted the International Monetary Fund to...
Drone attacks on Saudi petroleum company Aramco cause fires: reports
RIYADH, Sept, 14. Two sites of Saudi petroleum company Aramco were attacked by drones early Saturday, causing fires that were later brought under control,...
Bank of England sees higher UK growth ahead of Brexit
LONDON, May 2 .The Bank of England on Thursday raised its forecast for UK economic growth this year to 1.5 percent from 1.2, as...
2-metre sea level rise ‘plausible’ by 2100: study
WASHINGTON, May 21 . Global sea levels could rise by two metres (6.5 feet) and displace tens of millions of people by the end of...
