Choke point: Vietnam skilled labor squeezed by Sino-U.S. trade war
A new front has opened in the U.S.-China trade war as companies shifting manufacturing to Vietnam engage in a fierce battle for skilled labor, aggravating...
Fewer C-sections when low-risk deliveries handled by midwives
(Reuters Health) – Low-risk pregnant women who deliver in a hospital and receive care from midwives have fewer interventions and fewer cesarean sections than similar...
U.S. backs Brazil for OECD membership, but Argentina first
The U.S. government said on Thursday that it supported Brazil’s taking steps toward joining the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), though it is...
Unpredictable income may be bad for brain health
(Reuters Health) – Young adults who don’t earn the same amount of money from year to year, or who weather substantial pay cuts, do worse...
U.S. and Greenland partner to map Greenland’s resources
The U.S. military has conducted an aerial survey of Greenland to assess the vast arctic island’s mineral potential as part of an agreement between the...
U.S. House Republicans to seek sanctions on Turkey over Kurd offensive
Twenty-nine of President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives announced on Thursday they would introduce legislation to impose sanctions against Turkey,...
Trump says he hopes he can mediate between Turkey and the Kurds
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he hopes he can mediate between Turkey and the Kurds following Turkey’s offensive on U.S.-allied Kurds in northeast...
Venezuela denies responsibility for oil spills on Brazil beaches
Venezuela’s government on Thursday said the OPEC-member country was not responsible for oil spills that have contaminated beaches in Brazil, after a Brazilian official said...
Alicia Vikander takes on bilingual role in Tokyo-set ‘Earthquake Bird’
Alicia Vikander plays a murder suspect caught in a love triangle in “Earthquake Bird,” a thriller set in 1989 Tokyo in which the Oscar winner...
Yemen’s Houthis offer Saudi-backed government new prisoner swap deal
The Houthi movement in control of Yemen’s capital on Thursday offered the internationally recognized Yemeni government a prisoner swap involving 2,000 detainees after the group...