The US backs a South Africa project to extract rare earths despite a diplomatic clash - AP News

The US backs a South Africa project to extract rare earths despite a diplomatic clash  AP News

Americans Living Abroad for Lower Costs Now Say Returning Home Is Too Expensive

Americans have enjoyed lifestyles that would normally be out of reach to them by working remotely in countries with lower living costs.

By Will McCurdy

Falling fertility, debt and AI: is the US headed toward a population crisis?

Americans having less kids plus an ageing population could be a recipe for disaster that further erodes social stability Remember environmentalist Paul Ehrlich’s 1960s-vintage prediction about how overpopulation would deplete the Earth’s resources and condemn millions to starvation? His Malthusian condemnation of humanity’s voracious appetite has kept a grip on the debate over the future of the planet, even scaring the young out of having children. Ehrlich was wrong. Yet as we have come aroun...

By Eduardo Porter

What are Iran's longterm goals for a peace deal with the U.S.?

NPR's Elissa Nadworny speaks to Narges Bajoghli, associate professor of Middle East studies at Johns Hopkins, about Iran's long-term goals.

By Elissa Nadworny

Trump backs US$50 million investment for South Africa rare earths

Two enormous sandlike dunes at an old chemical processing plant in South Africa are at the centre of an exploratory US-backed project to extract highly sought-after rare earth elements from industrial mining waste. The Phalaborwa Rare Earths Project has US support through a US$50 million equity investment by the government’s International Development Finance Corporation and is part of accelerated US efforts to reduce its reliance on China for the minerals crucial for making electronic devices...

By Associated Press

Doggy healthcare breaking the budget? Grab your pooch and passport and head to Tijuana

Dog owners are finding pet care south of the US-Mexico border for a fraction of the price

By Mike Bedigan

IMF, World Bank meetings show limits in mitigating shocks, reliance on US for solutions

India-US trade deal: Three-day talks to begin from April 20; what to expect

India and the United States will resume trade talks next week in Washington. A delegation of Indian officials will meet their US counterparts. Discussions will focus on the first phase of a proposed bilateral trade agreement. Recent changes in US tariff policy necessitate a review of the earlier finalized trade structure.

By TOI BUSINESS DESK

Iran says final deal still far off as Hormuz Strait shuttered - The Straits Times

Iran says final deal still far off as Hormuz Strait shuttered  The Straits Times

Finance chiefs of S. Korea, US share view Korean won's excessive volatility is not desirable

The finance chiefs of South Korea and the United States have shared the understanding that the Korean currency's excessive volatility against the US dollar is not desirable, Seoul's finance ministry said Sunday. Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent shared such a view during their meeting Friday in Washington, according to the ministry. Koo was in the US to attend meetings of the Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank governors. The two finance chiefs con

By The Korea Herald

South Korea, US agree that Korean won's excessive volatility not desirable

Firearms, cash, jewelry looted from retired cop’s house in Lucena City

LUCENA CITY — Burglars broke into the home of a retired police officer in this city and carted away multiple firearms, along with about P500,000 in cash and jewelry. The incident happened while the owners were in the United States, police said Sunday, April 19. A police report identified the victims as “Vic,” 70, a

By jbarrion

NATO chief dismisses fears of US withdrawal - China Daily

NATO chief dismisses fears of US withdrawal  China Daily

Alleged child exploiter in Laguna wanted by FBI for $25,000 reward

The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has offered a $25,000 reward (about P1.5 million) for any information leading to the arrest of a Filipino influencer allegedly linked to an online child exploitation network.

By Ian Laqui

Iran flips Hormuz from open to closed within 24 hours; Chinese expert says both sides building leverage for future negotiations as standoff persists - Global Times

Iran flips Hormuz from open to closed within 24 hours; Chinese expert says both sides building leverage for future negotiations as standoff persists  Global Times

Iran says it is ‘far’ from peace deal with US, as Strait of Hormuz closed again - the-star.co.ke

Iran says it is ‘far’ from peace deal with US, as Strait of Hormuz closed again  the-star.co.ke

Senator McCormick Calls for Stronger US-Morocco Ties

US Senator Dave McCormick has stressed the importance of the longstanding bilateral ties between Morocco and the US, which celebrate 250 years of partnership and alliance. The post Senator McCormick Calls for Stronger US-Morocco Ties appeared first on Morocco World News.

By Safaa Kasraoui

Iran again closes the Strait of Hormuz in response to the US blockade - Seneweb

Iran again closes the Strait of Hormuz in response to the US blockade  Seneweb

DR Congo Accepts First Group of Deportees from the United States - Ratopati

DR Congo Accepts First Group of Deportees from the United States  Ratopati