China has ample fiscal space to bolster growth this year

Reading Time: 2 minutesChina has ample fiscal policy space and tools to support economic growth this year and it will step up spending to spur investment, Vice Finance Minister Liao Min said on Friday.

Supreme Court skeptical toward TikTok arguments against looming US ban

Reading Time: 5 minutesSupreme Court justices indicated skepticism on Friday toward a challenge by TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance to a law that would force a sale or ban the widely used short-video app by Jan. 19 in the United States in a case that pits free speech rights against American national security concerns.

US slaps new sanctions on Venezuela officials as Maduro inaugurated

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe United States on Friday imposed sanctions on eight Venezuelan officials and increased to $25 million the reward it is offering for the arrest of President Nicolas Maduro on the day of his inauguration to a third term following a disputed election last year.

Venezuela’s Maduro sworn in for third term as US raises reward for his capture

Reading Time: 6 minutesVenezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, whose nearly 12 years in office have been marked by deep economic and social crisis, was sworn in for a third term on Friday, despite a six-month-long election dispute, international calls for him to stand aside and an increase in the U.S. reward offered for his capture.

Airbnb offering housing to persons affected by LA wildfire

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAirbnb is offering free emergency housing to Los Angeles County residents affected by the ongoing wildfires.

The platform has partnered with 211 LA County to provide shelter for those displaced or forced to evacuate due to the fires.

First female ISA secretary-general takes office in Jamaica

Reading Time: 4 minutesPriority on strengthening the ISA’s operational capacity and enhancing transparency Durrant Pate/Contributor Brazilian Oceanographer Leticia Carvalho has officially assumed the role of Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), based…