Former UK PM Major vows legal action to block suspension of parliament
Former British Prime Minister John Major would be willing to go to court to block a new leader from delivering a no-deal Brexit by suspending...
Trainee technician dies as SpiceJet plane’s landing gear doors close
A trainee aircraft technician died after becoming pincered between a plane’s landing doors in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata on Wednesday, the airline said....
U.S. relations debated in British PM debate
Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt, rivals in the race to Number 10, discussed U.S. President Donald Trump and Britain’s relationship with the States during a...
Johnson refuses to rule out shutting parliament to get no-deal Brexit
Boris Johnson, the favourite to become the next British prime minister, refused on Tuesday to rule out suspending parliament to force through a no-deal Brexit....
U.S. seeks a Congress-approved deal with Iran: Hook
The United States is seeking a Congress-approved agreement with Iran to replace the 2015 nuclear deal that President Donald Trump abandoned last year, the U.S....
Jay-Z goes into the legal weed business
Billionaire rapper Jay-Z is entering the fast-growing cannabis industry, taking a role with California company Caliva as a strategist....
Toyota forms chip venture with Denso amid shift to self-driving cars
Toyota Motor Corp and auto-parts maker Denso Corp on Wednesday said they have agreed to set up a joint venture to develop next-generation automotive semiconductors...
Massive shark fin haul into Hong Kong dodges global shipping bans
Two global shipping firms that have vowed not to transport shark fin products inadvertently moved a 40-foot container of the controversial delicacy from Nicaragua to...
GSK’s Dovato suppresses AIDS virus at same levels of three-drug regimen
GlaxoSmithKline Plc’s two-drug HIV regimen Dovato was successful in suppressing the AIDS-causing virus in patients for six months at the same level of a previous...
Iran welcomes French efforts to save nuclear deal
Iran welcomes France’s efforts to save the 2015 nuclear deal, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Wednesday as French President Emmanuel Macron’s top diplomatic...