Americans

Fewer Americans see Russian military as 'critical threat' to US, shows poll

Just 51 per cent of Americans viewed the Russian military as a "critical threat" compared to 59 per cent who said the same in the weeks leading up to Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, according to a poll

How the battle over retirement in France has become an identity issue

Since President Emmanuel Macron’s government introduced plans to push the retirement age back from 62 to 64, France has been convulsed by regular strikes and protests that have drawn millions into the streets, not only in the capital but in towns and villages across the country

Medical tourism: Why Americans seek treatment in other countries?

Medical care in countries like Mexico can be more than 50 per cent cheaper than it is in the US. This travel is popular with people who have no health insurance or plans that make them pay thousands of dollars before coverage begins

Four Americans shot at, kidnapped in northeast Mexico: FBI

The Americans crossed into Matamoros, in Tamaulipas state, on Friday, driving a white minivan with North Carolina license plates, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation said in a statement released by the US embassy in Mexico

Consul: 20 per cent of Americans in Hong Kong left in past 2 years

The US and other major democracies have been critical of China's crackdown on political freedoms in the former British colony, which was handed back to China in 1997 with a promise by Beijing to keep Western-style liberties under a “one country, two systems” framework.

President Joe Biden's next climate hurdle: Entice Americans to buy green

It's a public relations challenge that could determine whether the country meets Biden's ambitious goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030

Why are pot-related ER visits among elderly Americans exploding?

An increasing number of older Americans have turned to cannabis to ease sleep problems, pain, and debilitating side effects from cancer treatments

US celebrates Kwanzaa: What this seven-day holiday means for Black Americans

Kwanzaa is a seven-day celebration of African American and Pan-African culture and meant to unite Black Americans. Since its creation in 1966, it is marked every year from 26 December until 1 January

Explained: Why Electrical Vehicles will become more affordable in 2023

Americans, who purchase certain brands of electric vehicles, as well as some plug-in gas-electric hybrids and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, will be eligible for a $7,500 tax credit. It is a part of the Inflation Reduction Act and is intended to boost EV sales while lowering greenhouse gas emissions

Holiday gifts harder to afford this year, say Americans

US inflation appears to be cooling; consumer prices fell for the fifth straight month in November, the government said on Tuesday