France says sovereign on tax as U.S. opens probe into digital levy
France hit back on Thursday against U.S. plans to investigate a planned tax on big digital companies, saying it was free to decide how it...
Bitcoin extends losses after Fed chief urges halt to Facebook’s crypto project
Bitcoin dipped almost 8% on Thursday, extending losses the day after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell called for a halt to Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency...
Exclusive: West, Japan rebuke China at U.N. for detention of Uighurs
Nearly two dozen countries have called on China to halt its mass detention of ethnic Uighurs in the Xinjiang region, the first such joint move...
French quadriplegic at center of life support battle dies
A French quadriplegic in a vegetative state who had been the focus of a decade-long legal battle to maintain his life support died on Thursday...
South Korea steps up effort to get U.S. help in export row with Japan
South Korea has warned the United States of the potential damage from “undesirable” Japanese restrictions on exports of high-tech material to South Korea, as a...
Iranian boats ‘harassed’ British tanker: U.S.
U.S. officials say five boats belonging to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards tried to stop a British oil tanker in the Gulf but withdrew after a British...
Spain’s acting PM says he is not planning for another election
Spain’s acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Thursday he is not planning to call a new election amid complicated, multi-party talks ahead of a...
French digital tax compliant with international accords: source
France hit back on Thursday against U.S. plans to investigate a planned tax on big digital companies, saying it was in line with international agreements....
China’s top official in Hong Kong again backs leader amid crisis
China’s top representative in Hong Kong said on Thursday the central government in Beijing continues to support Chief Executive Carrie Lam, who is grappling with...
French quadriplegic patient dies after life support legal battle
A French quadriplegic patient who had been in a vegetative state for more than a decade, and whose condition sparked a legal to-and-fro over whether...