Drugs worth $161 million seized in Malaysia’s biggest haul
Malaysian authorities on Friday said they had seized nearly 3.7 tonnes of ketamine and cocaine worth about $161 million in the country’s biggest drugs haul...
Amazon rainforest on fire: How to help as wildfires devastate Brazil – CBS News
Amazon rainforest on fire: How to help as wildfires devastate Brazil CBS News Amazon rainforest burning at record rate, engulfing Bolsonaro in controversy CBS News Amazon rainforest...
Hong Kong braces for fresh protests, Canada stops staff travel to mainland China
Hong Kong is bracing for more anti-government demonstrations and a “stress test” of its international airport this weekend, as protests in the Asian financial hub...
Vietnam says ‘deeply concerned’ about developments in South China Sea
Vietnam is “deeply concerned” about recent developments in the South China Sea, the Southeast Asian country’s prime minister, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, said on Friday....
Malaysia’s Mahathir says linking palm oil to deforestation ‘baseless’
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Friday said linking the production of palm oil to deforestation was “baseless, unfair and unjustified”, and that the industry...
Winston-Salem quarters postponed due to rain, power outages
The quarter-finals of the Winston-Salem Open have been moved to Friday after heavy rain saw only one match get underway before being suspended, organizers of...
Wang, Siniakova survive early scares to advance to Bronx semis
Top seed Wang Qiang and fifth ranked Katerina Siniakova both had to battle back from a set down to beat unseeded opponents and advance to...
Walmart, Tesla look to address issues surrounding solar systems
Walmart Inc and Tesla Inc are looking to address all issues surrounding the solar installations at Walmart stores, the companies said late on Thursday, two...
Asian stocks struggle ahead of Powell’s speech; yuan at fresh 11-1/2 year low
Asian shares struggled to make headway on Friday as uncertainty over how much further the U.S. Federal Reserve would cut interest rates added to investors’...
Xiaomi banks on phone data for finance play in India
China’s Xiaomi is poised to launch a consumer lending business in India in the coming weeks, making an ambitious tilt at the booming financial services...