Yellen rejects World Bank capital increase; no challengers to US nominee to lead lender

WASHINGTON – US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday rejected the idea of a near-term capital increase for the World Bank and said she expected US nominee Ajay Banga to win election as the bank‘s next leader, with

Ex-Tesla worker testifies that race bias made him ‘feel less than a man’

A Black former elevator operator at Tesla Inc’s flagship California assembly plant became emotional testifying at a trial on Wednesday about the psychological toll exacted on him by

BRICS bloc urged to expand, challenge dollar’s dominance

JIM O’NEILL, the former Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. chief economist who coined the acronym BRIC, said the bloc of nations that later

Taiwan president defiant after China threatens retaliation for US trip

TAOYUAN, Taiwan/BEIJING — External pressure will not stop Taiwan engaging with the world, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Wednesday as she left

WHO revises COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for Omicron era

THE WORLD Health Organization (WHO)has tailored its COVID-19 vaccination recommendations for a new phase of the pandemic, suggesting that healthy children and