North America

  • Mar 7
  • 7 min read

Technology offers hope in tackling water scarcity

Improvements in technology, and cooperation in using it, could help to address water shortage challenges worldwide

International
  • Mar 7
  • 2 min read

Disputes may delay but not end Guyana oil development

ExxonMobil has announced an arbitration case over the sale of its Guyana partner Hess to rival Chevron

Guyana
  • Mar 7
  • 2 min read

Slowly easing US job market supports caution on rates

Job vacancies and quits continued to fall steadily in January but the job market remains historically tight

United States
  • Mar 7
  • 2 min read

Wealth shifts across ages will exacerbate inequalities

Huge wealth transfers from those currently over 60 to the under-60s in the coming decades will have broad implications

International
  • Mar 6
  • 2 min read

Haley's departure may give US Democrats opportunity

Donald Trump and Joe Biden met expectations in yesterday's primaries, while Nikki Haley is expected to stop campaigning

United States
  • Mar 6
  • 2 min read

Key incident will drive Philippines closer to ally

A confrontation between Chinese and Philippine vessels has put the spotlight on the Philippine-US Mutual Defense Treaty

Philippines
  • Mar 6
  • 2 min read

Conservatives benefit from Poilievre's rightward move

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre's position has been strengthened after a by-election victory and a new Nanos survey

Canada
  • Mar 6
  • 2 min read

TikTok bill will ramp up US-China friction

A new bipartisan bill, if passed, would prohibit Chinese apps such as TikTok from being available on US app stores

United States