India to get above-average monsoon rains in next two weeks
India is likely to get above-average rainfall in the next two weeks after receiving below average rains in the past two weeks, a weather department...
The Rock joins Hawaiian protesters against telescope
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson joined protesters in Hawaii on Wednesday to demonstrate against the construction of the billion-dollar telescope atop the summit of Mauna Kea,...
Wall Street dips at open as coporate earnings point to slowing growth
Wall Street opened slightly lower on Thursday after a clutch of earnings reports pointed to a slowing global economy, while the European Central Bank opening...
Brexit will make UK ‘the greatest place on earth’: Johnson
New British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised to make the United Kingdom the greatest place on earth by leaving the European Union on October...
Temperature in the Netherlands tops 40 C for first time
Temperatures in the Netherlands topped 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) for the first time on record on Thursday, Dutch meteorology institute KNMI said....
ISS urges Occidental shareholders to provide consent to fix record date
Proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services on Thursday urged Occidental Petroleum shareholders to ask management to let them weigh in on board and governance issues...
PG&E expects $4.8 billion of initial contribution to California wildfire fund
Power producer PG&E Corp said on Thursday its initial contribution to California’s wildfire fund would be about $4.8 billion, and annual contribution about $193 million....
Turkey mulls possible operation east of Euphrates in Syria
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar met with military officials to discuss a possible operation in northern Syria, the ministry said on Thursday, a day after...
Ukraine detains Russian tanker, Moscow warns of consequences
Ukraine said on Thursday it had detained a Russian tanker for its alleged involvement in the seizure of three Ukrainian vessels by Russia in November,...
Dutch measure record temperature of 39.4 degrees Celsius: KNMI
Temperatures in the Netherlands reached a record high of 39.4 degrees Celsius (102.9 degrees Fahrenheit) on Thursday, breaking the record set a day earlier, Dutch...