Highspeed ICE trains stand still in front of frankfurt's skyline at Frankfurt main station, western Germany, on January 10, 2024, as German train drivers start a nationwide three-day strike from after wage talks broke down.Kirill Kudryavtsev | Afp | Getty ImagesGermany is in the grip...
Six countries have earned the title of the most powerful passports in 2024 — with all of them granting visa-free travel to 194 out of 227 destinations.Four EU member states now share crown with Singapore and Japan as the number one passport in the quarterly...
The global supply chain is feeling the fallout from Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacking vessels in the Red Sea. Freight prices are set to jump Monday, while longer transit times around Africa are disrupting and delaying deliveries of products.Vessels aren't able to come back to Asia...
Europe's fintech sector is fiercely competitive, with privately-held start-ups worth tens of billions of dollars vying to steal market share from incumbent banks.Oscar Wong | Moment | Getty ImagesThe fintech industry saw more pain in 2023, with overall investment falling by half as higher interest...
A job fair in China's southwestern city of Chongqing on April 11, 2023.Str | Afp | Getty ImagesThe global economy is on course to record its worst half decade of growth in 30 years, according to the World Bank.Global growth is forecast to slow for...
Greece has been struggling with forest fires that could not be controlled for 10 days on July 27, 2023 in Rhodes, Greece.Dia Images | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesScientists on Tuesday confirmed 2023 as the hottest year on record and warned that the planet...
PARIS, FRANCE - DECEMBER 20: French Education Minister Gabriel Attal during the weekly cabinet meeting at the presidential Elysee Palace on December 20 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Christian Liewig - Corbis/Getty Images)Christian Liewig - Corbis | Corbis News | Getty ImagesFrench President Emmanuel...
Activists take part at a "Look Down action" rally to stop deep sea mining outside the European Parliament in Brussels on March 6, 2023. (Photo by Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP) (Photo by KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP via Getty Images)Kenzo Tribouillard | Afp | Getty ImagesNorway is poised...
Cars stranded in a flash flood caused by a monsoonal thunderstorm on Sept. 1, 2023, in Thermal, California.David Mcnew | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesDestructive thunderstorms in North America and Europe and a series of devastating earthquakes last year cost the world around $250...
The fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Boeing 737-9 MAX, which was forced to make an emergency landing with a gap in the fuselage, is seen during its investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in Portland, Oregon, U.S. January 7, 2024....