Hong Kong police fire pepper spray at protesters amid scuffles
Hong Kong police fired pepper spray at protesters near government buildings on Wednesday as tensions ramped up over an extradition bill that would allow people...
Kazakh president calls for dialogue, more protests planned
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev invited critics on Wednesday to join a new public council after days of protests over his election, while state prosecutors warned...
Trump and Kim one year on: A ‘beautiful letter’, stalled diplomacy
A year after President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un met for the first time, they appear committed to a personal bond upon...
Woodford Patient Capital shares fall 1.7%
Shares in Woodford Patient Capital Trust (WPCT), Woodford Investment Management’s only listed fund, fell 1.7% at the open on Wednesday after the Financial Times reported...
Reckitt picks PepsiCo executive as next CEO
British consumer goods giant Reckitt Benckiser on Wednesday named PepsiCo executive Laxman Narasimhan as its next chief executive officer, to succeed Rakesh Kapoor....
BAT sees further growth in vaping, e-cigarette products this year
British American Tobacco, the world’s No. 2 tobacco company, on Wednesday forecast sales of vaping and e-cigarette products to accelerate in the second half of...
Explainer: Why proposed changes to Hong Kong’s extradition law are fuelling protests
Hong Kong’s government has indefinitely delayed the second round of debate on an extradition bill that would allow people to be sent to mainland China...
‘Delay means defeat’: Johnson commits to October Brexit deadline
Boris Johnson, favorite to succeed Prime Minister Theresa May, will commit on Wednesday to taking Britain out of the European Union on Oct. 31, warning...
Factbox: Die-hard eurosceptic or opportunist? Boris Johnson’s views on the EU
Boris Johnson, the front-runner to be Britain’s next prime minister, was the face of the official campaign to leave the European Union. But he has...
MLB roundup: Pence’s inside-the-park HR propels Rangers
Hunter Pence hit an inside-the-park home run, and the Texas Rangers defeated the host Boston Red Sox 9-5 on Tuesday night....