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Only one in six Americans say they feel financially fulfilled, meaning their personal finances allow them to live the life they want. That finding is included in a new survey from Edward Jones and Gallup, which found that Canadians are similarly pessimistic about their finances (only one in eight report ...

Andy’s view China and Japan weren’t fated to become 21st century enemies. Mao Zedong once joked to a Japanese visitor that without the imperial army, the Chinese people wouldn’t have rallied around the Communist Party, and so “there is nothing to be sorry about.” Deng Xiaoping saw Japan as a ...

Mexico’s president on Sunday delivered her harshest rebuke yet of US “interference,” following Washington’s indictment of 10 Mexican officials for alleged cartel ties. Claudia Sheinbaum later clarified that her comments were not directed at US President Donald Trump — a reflection of a common regional balancing act amid his efforts ...

China’s ascendance in biotech is raising alarm bells among some lawmakers and investors in the West. Eli Lilly entered into its latest agreement with a Chinese drugmaker Monday, while Pfizer last week announced a tie-up with a Chinese firm to develop drugs. The licensing deals have prompted concerns that the ...

Norway is reconsidering joining the EU, the country’s foreign minister said, citing a shift from a “benign world” to a “crazy world.” Norwegians voted in 1972 and 1994 to remain outside the bloc. However, the country joined the single market, meaning it is subject to EU trade agreements but has ...

The News Democrats are preparing for Graham Platner to stick around until November, even as they also discuss — much more quietly — the likelihood of still more damaging stories about their Maine Senate candidate’s past. Platner is seeking to bolster his standing with the party after a weekend of ...

Florida on Monday became the first US state to sue OpenAI, alleging that the ChatGPT maker ignored safety concerns. The wide-ranging lawsuit argued that OpenAI was driven by an “insatiable quest to win the AI arms race and amass large fortunes,” and accused the AI startup of aiding mass shooters, ...

South Africa approved an estimated $2.3 billion five-year power tariff-package for its largest ferrochrome producers, moving to halt an industrial decline that saw the nation fall off its perch as Africa’s top manufacturing economy. The energy regulator signed off on the preferential electricity tariff for Glencore’s local venture and Samancor ...

More than half of all households in South Africa face systematic water shortages, new data showed, offering the pro-business Democratic Alliance political leverage ahead of key local elections this year. National utility breakdowns have sparked a so-called dry-tap reality across Africa’s most industrialized economy; in the ANC-held Mpumalanga province, the ...

DR Congo added lithium to a list of strategic minerals that are subject to increased royalties, the country’s latest bid to boost revenues from its natural resources. Niobium, tantalum, tungsten, and uranium were also added to the list of minerals in the higher 10% tax bracket, according to a video ...