WASHINGTON — The risk of dying from cancer in the United States has fallen by nearly a third in three decades, thanks to earlier diagnoses, better treatments and less smoking, an analysis said Wednesday.The cancer death rate for men and women fell 32% …
Benjamin Whitely headed to a Safeway supermarket in Washington D.C. on Tuesday to grab some items for dinner. But he was disappointed to find the vegetable bins barren and a sparse selection of turkey, chicken and milk.”Seems like I missed out on every…
Yazidi groups and activists are welcoming France and Sweden’s recent decision to organize a joint investigation team to assist in the prosecution of former Islamic State soldiers who perpetrated crimes against members of the persecuted religious minori…
WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer prices jumped 7% in December compared to a year earlier, the highest inflation rate in 40 years, the government’s Labor Department reported Wednesday.Higher prices coursed throughout the U.S. economy in 2021, with the biggest…
LONDON — Russia is contributing to an undersupply of natural gas to Europe, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) Fatih Birol said on Wednesday, noting it comes amid a standoff between Moscow and the West over Ukraine.The Paris-based IEA, e…
Democratic Progressive Party lawmaker Fan Yun (??) and civil society groups on Wednesday called on the Ministry of Education (MOE) to take immediate action to prevent foreign students in Taiwan from being forced to work as cheap labor.On Monday, The Re…
Family members and friends of Captain Chen Yi (??), the missing pilot of an Air Force F-16V fighter which crashed into the sea on Tuesday, hailed him as a thoughtful person while expressing hope on Wednesday that he would be found soon.Chen’s uncle sai…
