Forget soybeans, U.S. farmers rush to plant hemp
With commodity grain prices painfully low due to big surpluses and the U.S.-China trade war, farmers with a taste for risk are seeking profits by...
Justin Timberlake and stars strut their stuff at Songwriters Hall of Fame
Justin Timberlake and Halsey were among stars inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame class of 2019 in New York on Thursday. Rough Cut (no...
Uganda rolls out Ebola screening at border with DRC
Uganda rolled out strict screenings at the border with Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday after two people who crossed into the country earlier this...
“We will fight”: HK braces for protests
Protesters in Hong Kong say they will keep fighting for what they believe in as the city prepares for more protests over an extradition bill...
Jamie Oliver’s Gatwick Airport restaurants saved, protecting 250 jobs
The Gatwick Airport branches of British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s restaurant chain were saved on Friday by food outlet operator SSP in a deal that...
China data, Gulf tensions see bond yields slip, stocks suffer
World stocks struggled and safe haven bets were back in play on Friday with German bond yields plumbing record lows as Chinese data rekindled woes...
U.S. blames Iran for attack on oil tankers, Tehran calls accusation alarming
Iran said on Friday it was alarming and wrong of the United States to blame Tehran for attacks on two oil tankers at the entrance...
Latest on tanker attacks south of the Strait of Hormuz
Iran has rejected U.S. accusations that it was to blame for attacks on two tankers on Thursday south of the Strait of Hormuz after the...
China summons U.S. diplomat to complain about Hong Kong remarks
China summoned a senior U.S. diplomat on Friday to lodge a formal complaint about U.S. comments on Hong Kong, after proposed U.S. legislation that would...
United States and China suspend intellectual property litigation at WTO
The United States and China have halted their dispute over intellectual property rights at the World Trade Organization until Dec. 31, the WTO dispute panel...