The number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan hit a 13-year high for the April-September period, a credit research company said Thursday.In the six-month period, Tokyo Shoko Research counted 5,373 business failures involving liabilities of at least 10 million yen (about 63,000 U.S. dollars), up 3.9

A candidate vaccine against the Bundibugyo Ebola virus has entered a new phase of clinical trials in Uganda, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said Thursday, as efforts accelerate to develop vaccines against the virus driving the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the

The German government on Thursday sharply raised its economic growth forecast for 2026 to 1.3 percent from 0.5 percent, citing stronger-than-expected economic resilience despite rising energy prices and geopolitical uncertainty.Germany's economy, Europe's largest, is expected to continue recovering

The World Trade Organization (WTO) said on Thursday that global merchandise trade is expected to grow by 3.9 percent in 2026, up from its March forecast of 1.9 percent, driven by supply chain adaptation and strong investment in artificial intelligence (AI).While raising the forecast for merchandise

Isaias surged toward the U.S. Gulf Coast on Thursday as the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, prompting mandatory evacuations, school closures and local government shutdowns in parts of Florida.Isaias was forecast to intensify rapidly and bring strong winds and a life-threatening storm surge

The World Trade Organization (WTO) said on Thursday that global merchandise trade is expected to grow by 3.9 percent in 2026, up from its March forecast of 1.9 percent, driven by supply chain adaptation and strong investment in artificial intelligence (AI).

The European Commission backed Italy's request for greater flexibility under European Union (EU) fiscal rules to increase spending on defense and energy security, a Commission spokesperson said Thursday.Italy submitted its request on Sept. 11, becoming the 19th EU member to seek activation of the

South Sudan has stepped up surveillance and preparedness for Ebola after neighboring Kenya confirmed an imported case of the disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus, the health ministry said on Wednesday.

The launch ceremony of the Africa Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA), an African Union (AU)-mandated institution, was held on Wednesday in Balaclava, northern Mauritius.

The European Commission has urged Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to resume its reform momentum following the Oct. 4 general election, warning that the country risks losing 373.9 million euros (about 418 million U.S. dollars) from the Western Balkans Growth Plan, local media FENA reported Thursday.In

The lower house of Italy's parliament on Thursday gave final approval to a new election law proposed by parties in Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's ruling coalition, with 227 lawmakers voting in favor and 164 against.The new law replaces the current mixed electoral system, which combines

Saudi warplanes carried out fresh airstrikes on Houthi-held areas in Yemen on Thursday, targeting Hodeidah International Airport on the Red Sea coast and a telecommunications network west of the capital Sanaa, Houthi-run media reported.

The documentary The Demise of Telecom Fraud in Northern Myanmar, which drew widespread public attention during China's National Day holidays, has further exposed the harrowing underworld of cross-border telecom fraud.

El Niño will intensify even more before peaking in December, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Thursday, warning it could be among the strongest witnessed since at least 1950.