Australia grants asylum to 5 Iranian women’s soccer players
GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) — Australia granted asylum to five members of the Iranian women’s soccer team who…
Canada must remember that the future is electricity, not fossil fuels
Kevin Thomas is chief executive officer of the Shareholder Association for Research & Education, which recently released the…
Explosives thrown in NYC investigated as ‘ISIS-inspired terrorism’
NEW YORK (AP) — Two men suspected of bringing explosives to a protest outside New York City’s mayoral…
Footage further points to US airstrike in Iran school blast
JERUSALEM (AP) — New footage shows what an expert investigative group says is likely an American Tomahawk missile…
Janet Bannister bucks tough venture-capital trend, raising $50-million for early-stage fund
Open this photo in gallery: Janet Bannister, managing partner at Staircase Ventures, in her Toronto home.Fred Lum/the Globe…
Ex-rapper-led upstart party surges toward a Nepal election landslide
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A Nepali political party led by an ex-rapper is set for a landslide victory…
Surging oil prices raise inflation risks in African economies
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Surging oil prices triggered by the war with Iran are rippling across African economies,…
US military kills 6 in strike on alleged drug boat in the Pacific
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military said it killed six men Sunday in a strike on an alleged…
Shares plunge as oil prices spike near $120 a barrel
BANGKOK (AP) — Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index plunged more than 5% and other Asian markets also tumbled…
Crude oil prices spike to more than $115 a barrel as war threatens supplies
CHICAGO (AP) — Oil prices spiked near $120 per barrel before falling back Monday as the Iran war…
China’s latest economic plans highlight its tech ambitions
BEIJING (AP) — Two major economic plans unveiled at the annual meeting of China’s legislature outline top priorities…
Is the $1.7-million retirement savings target a ‘meaningless’ number?
Open this photo in gallery: Visual Generation/iStockPhoto / Getty Images A recent survey from BMO found that Canadians…