Rhinos make epic journey from Europe to Africa
Five critically-endangered eastern black rhinos arrived to begin a new life in Rwanda’s Akagera National Park on Monday after a 3,728 mile journey from a...
UK’s Duchess Kate becomes patron of Royal Photographic Society
Britain’s Duchess Kate, whose family snaps of her three children and husband Prince William have been publicized worldwide, is to become patron of the Royal...
Tokyo 2020 Games domestic sponsorship tops $3 billion as companies pile in
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics have generated record domestic sponsorship revenues of more than $3 billion, the International Olympic Committee said on Tuesday – three times...
Safety first: markets wary of world politics and policy and dash for bunkers
Gold, Switzerland’s franc, Japan’s yen, top-rated government bonds, and even bitcoin — investors have dashed for havens and alternative assets this week as anxiety grows...
Dutch investigate KPN emergency service network outage
The Netherlands launched an inquiry on Tuesday into a nationwide network outage at telecoms company KPN that knocked out emergency service numbers for nearly four...
India plans to add 500 GW renewable energy by 2030: government
India plans to add 500 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy to its electricity grid by 2030, in a bid to clean up air in its...
Wall St. opens flat ahead of Fed speeches
U.S. stocks opened flat on Tuesday, as rising tensions in the Middle East and signs that U.S.-China trade talks may generate little progress kept investors...
U.S.’s Pompeo faces thorny issues on India visit from trade to Russia arms deals
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will tackle a host of delicate issues when he gets into New Delhi on Tuesday for talks with Indian...
India warns foreign e-commerce firms like Amazon, Flipkart over discounts-sources
India has told foreign e-commerce firms such as Amazon and Walmart’s Flipkart that they must ensure compliance with new foreign investment rules aimed at deterring...
Gold soars to six-year high as trade, Iran tensions mount
Trade anxiety and escalating tensions between the United States and Iran sent gold soaring to a six-year high on Tuesday, and saw traders dive back...