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A study estimates that more than one billion people are affected and reveals that nutritional imbalances continue to rise. Childhood obesity has quadrupled over the course of three decades

Mircea Geoană, deputy secretary general of the North Atlantic Alliance, notes that the US needs its European allies as much as Europe needs America

Officials are concerned that features such as driver assistance technology could be used to effectively spy on Americans. Connected vehicles could also be remotely enabled or manipulated by bad actors

The move targets commercial data brokers, the sometimes shadowy companies that traffic in personal data and that officials say may sell information to foreign adversaries

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has called the low births ‘the biggest crisis Japan faces,’ and put forward a package of measures that have included more support and subsidies for childbirth, children and their families

The acquisition of Hess would add a major oil field in Guyana, but it will require the approval of Exxon Mobil and a Chinese national oil company

Migrants who previously had a safe place to charge phones, use the bathroom, eat a meal and arrange to head elsewhere in the U.S. were now left on the street as migrant aid groups scrambled to help out as best they could

The United States will impose the largest single tranche of penalties since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The European Union’s sanctions will target companies and Russian officials and businessmen

Two bears, a male and a female, are expected to arrive as early as the end of summer, about five years after the zoo sent its last pandas back to China

Hostile activity in cyberspace — from spying to the planting of malware to infect and disrupt a country’s infrastructure — has become a hallmark of modern geopolitical rivalry

State-owned banks have announced a flurry of plans for billions of dollars worth of loans to support developers struggling after a crackdown on excessive borrowing

Russia and North Korea have boosted their cooperation as they are locked in separate confrontations with U.S. and its allies

Liu Liange has been charged with helping others with loans and personnel appointments in return for property and cash and with making loans in violation of regulations

Conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, tensions with China and North Korea, and a possible Donald Trump presidency suggest the current arms race will deepen

The Munich Security Conference has highlighted the broken global order in which Russia, China, Iran and North Korea are closing ranks. ‘The question is whether democracy will survive,’ says the president of the European Commission

High manufacturing costs are among the reasons why Ford has a $7 billion annual cost disadvantage to competitors, CEO Jim Farley has said

Britain reported that its economy also entered a technical recession in October-December, shrinking 0.3% from the previous quarter

Going to a restaurant to cook and enjoy this meal together is very popular, but making it at home is easier than you think

The technology giant said it detected and disrupted, in collaboration with business partner OpenAI, threats that used or attempted to exploit AI technology they had developed

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin conducted the virtual session from his home. ‘I’m in good condition, and my cancer prognosis remains excellent,’ he said

Security companies warn of the increase in cyberattacks with different strategies, actors, intensities and objectives

Stewart also used tightly-edited videotape of Donald Trump and his family during depositions saying they couldn’t recall things to counter the notion that Biden is alone in showing memory issues

With Chinese imports to the U.S. dropping by 20%, the Latin American country has surpassed the Asian giant to become America’s main trading partner

The strategic significance of the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, the friction between the U.S. and China and the possible return of Trump make for a high-risk horizon

The U.S. government affirms that Beijing and Moscow are collaborating in the digital war. Ukraine’s secret services say they have dealt with 10,000 major cyberattacks since the start of the invasion

Firing bottle rockets and other fireworks is a traditional way of welcoming the new year and seeing off any lingering bad memories