Hong Kong protest moves peacefully to mob-attack subway
A major bank warned on Wednesday that weeks of protests in Hong Kong could hit the economies of the Chinese-ruled city and mainland China itself...
Fitbit to partner with Singapore government on health initiative
Fitbit Inc will collaborate with the Singapore government on a health initiative that involves the use of its fitness trackers, the company said on Wednesday....
Italy’s PD opens door to possible 5-Star government, sets conditions
Italy’s main opposition party said on Tuesday it was ready to hold talks with the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement over forming a government following the collapse...
Checks to be ordered after 2017 Airbus A380 engine explosion
Investigators probing an engine explosion on an Air France A380 in 2017 are studying a possible manufacturing flaw with a key part in a move...
Danish regulator prepares report for police on Danske overcharging
Denmark’s financial watchdog has prepared a draft report to send to Danish police over Danske Bank’s overcharging of customers, a scandal that led to the...
Israel holds back on Trump’s ‘disloyalty’ remark
Israeli officials on Wednesday offered a muted response to remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump who said American Jews who vote for the Democratic Party...
Wildfires raging in Amazon rainforest ‘hit record numbers’
Wildfires raging in the Amazon rainforest have hit a record number this year, with 72,843 fires detected so far by Brazil’s space research centre INPE,...
Trump heaps pressure on Fed, Fed chair Jerome Powell
President Donald Trump on Wednesday continued to pressure the Federal Reserve and the central bank’s chairman to lower interest rates, saying its policies were hampering...
Target, Lowe’s drive Wall Street higher
Wall Street was set to open higher on Wednesday, as investors cheered upbeat earnings from Lowe’s and Target, while awaiting minutes from the Federal Reserve’s...
Without evidence, Brazil’s Bolsonaro claims NGOs may be burning the Amazon
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday said, without presenting evidence, that non-governmental organizations could be burning down the Amazon rainforest to bring shame on his...