Ethiopia reeling after attempted coup in restive region – Islam21c
Ethiopia reeling after attempted coup in restive region Islam21c Explainer – Ethiopia’s ethnic militias in the spotlight after failed coup Reuters UK Ethiopia Is at a ‘Very...
EU court orders countries take hard line on air quality
The European Union’s top court ruled on Wednesday that cities needed to act if pollution levels were exceeded in a single black spot rather than...
BlackBerry beats revenue estimates as it reaps rewards of Cylance buy
Canadian software maker BlackBerry Ltd on Wednesday beat analysts’ expectations for quarterly revenue, benefiting from its acquisition of cybersecurity firm Cylance....
Futures bounce on trade hopes, Micron results
U.S. stock index futures rose on Wednesday after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the United States and China were close to reaching a trade deal,...
Britain’s Hunt takes aim at PM rival Johnson’s ‘do or die’ Brexit pledge
Jeremy Hunt took aim at Boris Johnson’s “do or die” pledge to take Britain out of the European Union on Oct. 31, saying his rival...
U.S. pushes Middle East economic plan, Palestinians reject it
Palestinians poured scorn on a $50 billion economic formula launched by the Trump administration for Israeli-Palestinian peace as the United States sought on Wednesday to...
Chinese farmers gear up for armyworm as government says situation severe
China’s agriculture ministry said on Wednesday it had now found fall armyworm in 19 provinces, across 5 million mu or about 333,000 hectares of crops....
Investors with $34tln demand climate action
Investors responsible for $34 trillion in assets have signed a joint letter demanding governments act to meet targets on climate change set down in the...
Sneaker site StockX raises funds, hires eBay executive
StockX, an online market place which specializes in reselling limited-edition sneakers, has raised $110 million from investors to fund its expansion and poached Scott Cutler...
Merkel: We stand by the ‘Spitzenkandidat’ system, but it’s complicated
The German government still supports the ‘Spitzenkandidat’ system for appointing the new president of the European Commission, but it is proving complicated to implement, Chancellor...