North Korea spent the pandemic building a huge border wall
By Josh Smith and Sudev Kiyada SEOUL (Reuters) – For North Koreans, the country’s northern frontier long offered rare access…
Economy
Wall Street indexes end sharply higher on optimism about debt ceiling
By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A (Reuters) – U.S. stocks finished sharply higher on Friday as talks on raising…
Exclusive-IMF, others should give $100 billion climate FX guarantee – document
By Simon Jessop and Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) -A top-level meeting in Paris next month will lay out a $100…
APEC trade chiefs agree on more inclusive trade, but no joint statement
By David Lawder DETROIT (Reuters) – Trade ministers from the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) countries agreed on Friday to…
WestJet, pilots in tentative deal for 24% hourly raise over 4 years, document shows
By Allison Lampert MONTREAL (Reuters) – WestJet Airlines pilots will get a 24% hourly raise over four years, plus other…
US Trade Rep Tai exchanges objections with China’s commerce minister in Detroit meeting
By David Lawder DETROIT (Reuters) -U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai raised complaints about China’s state-led economic policies during a meeting…
Brazil’s Haddad argues country is ready for interest rate cuts
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazil Finance Minister Fernando Haddad on Friday said the country is about to enter a downward cycle…
Twitter cannot hide from EU rules after exit from code, EU’s Breton says
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Twitter cannot run away from its obligations even after quitting a voluntary EU…
Treasury’s Yellen says June 5 is last date for debt ceiling to be raised
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday set a deadline for raising the federal debt limit, saying the…
Winklevoss twins’ exchange seek dismissal of SEC lawsuit over Gemini Earn
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – An exchange run by the twins Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss on Friday asked a U.S….