German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday reversed a planned strict Easter shutdown, AFP reported, citing the chief of her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, amid massive criticism of the gov
U.S. President Donald Trump signed a two-day stopgap extension of existing federal funds to avoid a government shutdown at midnight, the White House said late Friday night.(With input from Reuters)
Mexico City will shut down all non-essential activity starting on Saturday and until January 10 as COVID-19 cases mount in the nation's capital.The shutdown extends to the State of Mexico, the nat
Austria will implement a new lockdown from next Tuesday amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, the country's national news agency reported citing a draft regulation.The Austri
Austria will implement a new lockdown from next Tuesday amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, the country's national news agency reported citing a draft regulation.The Austria Press Agency said all non-ess
The U.S. Commerce Department said on Thursday it would delay enforcement of a ban on TikTok in compliance with a court order in favor of the Chinese-owned social media sensation. The department said
Italy's gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 4.8 percent in the first quarter (Q1) compared to the same period of last year, Italy's National Statistics Institute (ISTAT) said Thursday. Comp
USPresidentDonaldTrumphassaidthathewould"lovetosee"theUSgovernmentshutdownifCongressdoesnotnegotiateanimmigrationdeal."Ifwedon'tchangeitlet'shaveashutdown.We'll
Withthisweekend'sU.S.governmentshutdown,expertsanalyzedsuchWashingtondrama'simpactonPresidentDonaldTrump,arguingthatitmayhelpwithhisbase,butcouldalsohurthimwith
ThedollarregainedsomefootingonMondayafterslippingearlieronaU.S.governmentshutdown,supportedbyhigherTreasuryyields,whileinvestorstookarelativelycalmviewoftheWash
USlawmakersfailedtoreachanagreementSundayonendingagovernmentshutdownbeforethestartoftheworkingweekastheypostponedacrunchvoteintheSenatedespitemarathonnegotiatio
TheUSgovernmenthasbegunshuttingdownmanyofitsservicesaftertheSenatefailedtoagreeonanewbudget.Abilltofundthefederalgovernmentuntil16Februarydidnotreceivetherequir
WorldequitymarketsclimbedtoarecordonFridayastheU.S.dollarheldnearthree-yearlowsandaUSgovernmentshutdownloomed,whileUSTreasuryyieldscontinuedtheirascenttohitthei
Qatar-basedtelevisionnetworkAlJazeerahascondemnedtheSaudicoalition'sdemandofitsshutdown,callingit"nothingshortofasiegeagainstthejournalisticprofession".GilesTre
Tencent will join hands with other IT giants to "build a hedge" against potential Internet attacks for Chinese users after Windows XP shutdown on April 8.
The "Bangkok shutdown" led by anti- government protesters has affected more than 2 million people in the capital, the local media said here on Monday.
Chief budget negotiators in the U.S. Congress struck a budget agreement on Tuesday, avoiding a looming government shutdown on Jan. 15.