Ethiopian city braces for protests as activists promise to declare new region
Activists in Ethiopia were set to declare a new region for their Sidama ethnic group on Thursday in defiance of the central government, with some...
Andrew Left’s Citron Capital posted net return of 24.7% in 1st half of 2019
Andrew Left’s Citron Capital posted a net return of 24.7% after fees and expenses in the first half of 2019, according to an investment letter...
Pop culture hit ‘Gossip Girl’ gets a makeover for HBO Max
“Gossip Girl,” the show that became a youth culture phenomenon with its trend-setting fashion and chronicling of the romantic lives of elite New York teens,...
‘Artificial snow’ could save stricken Antarctic ice sheet – study
Governments could stop the West Antarctic ice sheet from sliding into the ocean and submerging coastal cities by launching a last-ditch engineering project to blanket...
Queen Elizabeth watches past royals brought to life
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth visited an exhibition dedicated to her great-great-grandmother Victoria on Wednesday, which uses cutting-edge technology to recreate Buckingham Palace as it was during...
White House says Turkey’s involvement in F-35 program ‘impossible’
The White House said on Wednesday that Turkey’s decision to purchase the Russian S-400 air defense system renders its continued involvement in the F-35 joint...
Factbox: Forty Republicans criticize Trump’s inflammatory tweets
Forty of the 250 Republicans serving in the U.S. Congress as of Wednesday afternoon have criticized Republican President Donald Trump over his attacks, widely condemned...
Orangutan numbers drop as much as 30% in Malaysian palm oil estate forests – WWF
Orangutan populations in forest patches found in oil palm estates in the eastern Malaysian state of Sabah fell as much as 30% in 15 years,...
Global stocks fall on trade, earnings worry; U.S. Treasury yields fall
A gauge of global stocks declined for a second straight session and U.S. Treasury yields fell as trade concerns began to percolate and the pace...
Pentagon to deploy additional 2,100 troops to U.S.-Mexico border
The Pentagon said on Wednesday it would send an additional 1,000 Texas National Guard and 1,100 active duty troops to the border with Mexico, the...