As ‘superstar’ cities thrive, poorer ones get left behind
In the depths of the financial crisis, when the world was shunning debt and battening down for the worst, city officials here zagged in what...
PepsiCo to buy South Africa’s Pioneer Food for $1.7 billion
PepsiCo has struck a deal to buy South Africa’s Pioneer Food Group for $1.7 billion, the companies said on Friday, lifting Pioneer’s shares and boosting...
Italy’s Salvini says he will meet coalition partner Di Maio: statement
Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said on Friday he would see coalition partner and leader of the 5-Star Movement Luigi Di Maio amid speculation...
Army pulls out of violent Cape Town suburbs after show of force
South African soldiers pulled out of gang-ridden suburbs of Cape Town on Friday after a brief show of force, leaving residents uncertain about what to...
BlackRock second-quarter profit falls 6.5%
BlackRock Inc , the world’s largest asset manager, on Friday reported a 6.5% drop in second-quarter profit, as investment advisory and securities lending revenue fell...
Trump’s attacks on congresswomen could boost Biden campaign
As U.S. President Donald Trump intensifies his efforts to brand four progressive congresswomen as the new face of the Democratic Party, its presidential front-runner, Joe...
As ‘superstar’ cities keep winning, worrisome U.S. divide widens
In the depths of the financial crisis, when the world was shunning debt and battening down for the worst, city officials here zagged in what...
Mob in India kills three on suspicion of cattle theft, three arrested
A mob on Friday beat to death three men suspected of trying to steal cattle in India’s eastern state of Bihar, police said, the latest...
Merkel says she is working very well with SPD interim leadership
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday she had a “very, very trustworthy” working relationship with the interim leaders of her Social Democrat coalition partners,...
South Koreans are boycotting anything Japanese
As a trade dispute between South Korea and Japan escalates, South Koreans are using their pockets to protest against Tokyo’s new export restrictions....