BofA CEO Moynihan plays down fears of U.S. recession: CNBC
Bank of America Corp Chief Executive Officer Brian Moynihan on Wednesday played down fears of a potential U.S. recession, saying strong consumer spending could keep...
BYD’s profit triples as China’s electric car boom continues
Chinese electric car maker BYD Co Ltd posted a 203.6% rise in first-half profit on Wednesday, as China’s new energy vehicle market continues to surge....
Suspected jihadists kill five Malian troops in ambush
Suspected jihadists killed five Malian soldiers on Wednesday in an ambush in the West African country’s volatile center, the army said, the latest in a...
India’s monsoon rains above average for fourth straight week
Monsoon rains in India in the week through Wednesday were above average for a fourth straight week, the weather office said, with floods hitting many...
China confirms detention of employee of British consulate in Hong Kong
A Chinese national working at Britain’s Hong Kong consulate has been detained in China’s border city of Shenzhen for violating the law, the Chinese foreign...
Mexican president says government not talking with criminal gangs
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday said his nine-month-old administration’s efforts to bring down record rates of violent crime do not include talks...
Fox control tech modified to protect Australia’s dingoes
Australia’s dingoes and other wildlife won’t be harmed by fox control devices thanks to a new modification that means only foxes are injected with poison,...
Trump draws U.S. backlash on Jews’ disloyalty comments
Democratic presidential candidates and U.S. Jewish groups condemned President Donald Trump’s remarks accusing American Jews who vote for Democrats of “great disloyalty,” while the Republican...
U.S. drone shot down over Yemen: officials
A U.S. military MQ-9 drone was shot down in Yemen’s Dhamar governate, southeast of the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Wednesday,...
Parkland massacre survivors unveil sweeping U.S. gun-control plan ahead of 2020 election
Survivors of the Parkland, Florida, high school massacre on Wednesday released a sweeping gun-control plan that would ban assault-style rifles and take other steps in...