Sierra Leone president opens bids for 7 km airport bridge
Sierra Leone’s president opened a tender process on Wednesday for building a 7 km bridge at a cost of up to $2 billion to link...
Canada Finance Minister says permitting work on Trans Mountain oil pipeline underway
Work to obtain building permits for the Trans Mountain oil pipeline started on Wednesday, Canadian Finance Minister Bill Morneau said, a day after the federal...
U.S. video streaming app YouNow files cryptocurrency offering with SEC
U.S. live video streaming company YouNow on Wednesday filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a public offering circular to distribute its own digital currency...
Italy’s Edison buys EDF assets to boost green credentials
Italy’s Edison has agreed to buy green energy assets from its French parent company EDF to make it Italy’s No. 2 wind player and pave...
Wall Street climbs after Fed signals potential rate cuts
Wall Street rose on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady, as expected, and signaled potential cuts later this year....
Joe Biden under fire from rivals for remarks about civility with segregationists
Former Vice President Joe Biden came under sharp criticism from some of his Democratic presidential rivals on Wednesday for remarks he made this week about...
Oil prices mostly steady despite U.S. crude stock draw
Oil futures were little changed on Wednesday as price support from a larger-than-expected decline in U.S. crude inventories was countered by a slump in equities....
U.S. trade chief says he can ‘work out’ Democrat concerns over North America pact
The top U.S. trade negotiator said on Wednesday he is ready to work with lawmakers “sooner rather than later” to address concerns over a new...
Senate panel OKs aid to ease migrant surge at southern border
The Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday approved $4.6 billion in largely humanitarian aid to address a surge of migrants at the southern U.S. border with...
Actor Danny Glover joins calls for slavery reparations
Actor and activist Danny Glover, congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee and Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker were among those who spoke out during a House hearing...