Latest Government policy News

Top Chinese official says green, high tech development key as nation seeks to spur economy

Mar. 28, 2024 03:55 AM EDT

BOAO, China (AP) — China is committed to reforms that will upgrade the technological level of its largely manufacturing-based economy and exploit green technologies expected to drive around $1.4 trillion in annual revenues, a senior Communist Party official said Thursday. “We...

Chinese leader Xi issues a positive message at a meeting with US business leaders as ties improve

Mar. 27, 2024 11:31 AM EDT

BEIJING (AP) — China’s nationalist leader, Xi Jinping, called for closer trade ties with the U.S. during a meeting on Wednesday with top American business leaders in Beijing that came amid a steady improvement in relations that had sunk to the lowest level in years. Xi emphasized...

Senegal's president-elect pledges to fight corruption after a stunning victory for the 44-year-old

Mar. 26, 2024 12:57 PM EDT

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal woke up Tuesday to a new president-elect, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a former tax inspector and political newcomer who inspired voters, including many unemployed youth, with a vow to fight corruption and reform the economy. Faye, 44, was catapulted into...

Senegal’s little-known opposition leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye is named the next president

Mar. 25, 2024 20:31 PM EDT

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s little-known, 44-year-old opposition leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye was named the country's next president on Monday, less than two weeks after being released from prison to run in the election. While official results of Sunday's vote were not yet...

Kimberly Palmer: 5 ways to calm financial stress

Mar. 25, 2024 08:35 AM EDT

Financial stress is so common that certified financial planner Katie Lindquist says almost every client she has tells her they are feeling it. “They don’t know what they should be doing with their money, and they feel like they should know. They feel shame around their money...

A Moroccan town protests water management plans

Mar. 22, 2024 08:23 AM EDT

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Regional and local leaders in eastern Morocco met this week with residents and civil society groups after months of protests over a water management plan set to take effect later this year. Thousands in the town of Figuig stopped paying water bills and have...

Egypt increases fuel prices following depreciation of local currency

Mar. 22, 2024 06:22 AM EDT

CAIRO (AP) — The Egyptian government raised fuel prices on Friday in a move that is bound to exacerbate inflationary pressures on an already-struggling population. The new prices were announced on the Cabinet’s Facebook page and came into effect Friday morning. The price of...

With police departments facing a hiring crisis, some policies are being loosened to find more cadets

Mar. 22, 2024 00:21 AM EDT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Faced with gaping vacancies in its police force and concerns about public safety, the Philadelphia Police Department had to think creatively about how to get more candidates in the door. The answer? Fewer pushups. The city’s move to lower requirements for the...

Milei’s first 100 days: Argentines struggle to make ends meet as support for president remains high

Mar. 22, 2024 00:19 AM EDT

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Sergio Gómez, a store owner in Buenos Aires, spends his days behind an empty counter, one nearly as empty as the large refrigerators in which he used to freeze meat. Above him, a blackboard displays outdated prices for the different cuts that he no longer sells. ...

State Farm discontinuing 72,000 home policies in California in latest blow to state insurance market

Mar. 21, 2024 23:06 PM EDT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — State Farm will discontinue coverage for 72,000 houses and apartments in California starting this summer, the insurance giant said this week, nine months after announcing it would not issue new home policies in the state The Illinois-based company,...