Meena Thiruvengadam

Meena Thiruvengadam is a GlobalPost breaking news writer based in Chicago. She previously covered the financial crisis and economic news for Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal in Washington, D.C. She has traveled the world reporting on high-level financial meetings and has written for newspapers, magazines and websites across the U.S.

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Obama targets pennies and nickels to trim costs

May 13, 2017Lifestyle

Pennies and nickels cost more to make than they’re worth, and the Obama administration is looking for change.

China set to take world’s biggest gold market title from India

May 13, 2017Business, Finance & Economics

US weekly jobless claims fall near four-year low

May 13, 2017Business, Finance & Economics

Kate Middleton gives Prince William boxers for Valentine’s Day

May 13, 2017Lifestyle

International Monetary Fund to give less to Greece in second bailout

May 13, 2017Business, Finance & Economics

Yelp IPO: review site set to go public at $12 to $14 a share

May 13, 2017Business, Finance & Economics

The user-generated review hub is among the latest in a string of social sites that have announced plans to go public.

Hundreds of students arrested in Sudan

May 13, 2017Agence France-Presse

Activists said Sudanese police arrested and beat hundreds of students at Khartoum’s main university Friday.

Russia toy protest goes on despite government ban

May 13, 2017Politics

A banned toy protest was among several demonstrations staged across Russia Sunday ahead of March’s presidential election.

Explosion, gunfire in Yemen ahead of election

May 13, 2017Agence France-Presse

Explosion, gunfire comes ahead of Yemen vote to replace Ali Abdullah Saleh, its president of more than 30 years.

Steel workers occupy ArcelorMittal factory in France

May 13, 2017Politics

The plan to install a tent village at the site.