WASHINGTON: Fresh economic data on Friday brought US President Donald Trump’s Republican Party good and bad news ahead of midterm elections, with the labor market showing strong growth but record-high diesel prices likely to further fuel inflation. Employment in the United States grew by 162,000 jo»»»

WASHINGTON, United States, Sept 5, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - The US job market registered strong growth in August, government data showed on Friday, outperforming expectations and offering President Donald Trump's Republican Party a boost ahead of upcoming midterm elections. Employment in the United States »»»

Gold prices held steady in mid-day trading on Tuesday following the release of U.S. inflation data. In both local and global markets, gold erased the losses it had recorded earlier in the day, with 21-karat gold trading at EGP 4,580 per gram, while the global ounce stood at $3,350. The price of 24-»»»

Over the past year, researchers have been deliberating about how to measure the size of the U.S. population. In early 2024, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) published estimates suggesting much higher post-2020 population growth than previously estimated, largely stemming from an unanticipated »»»

Video footage has captured the moment an enormous geyser opened up on the Reykjanes Peninsula, shooting molten ash and fire into the sky. Local news reports said a powerful earthquake started at around 8.30pm today, followed by an eruption near the town of Grindavik at around 9.30pm. The eruption h»»»