Portugal’s striking fuel-tanker drivers ready to talk to employers
Portugal’s striking fuel-tanker drivers said on Wednesday they were ready to sit down with employers, in what appeared to be the first conciliatory gesture in...
Burundi starts Ebola vaccines for health workers: WHO
Burundi has started vaccinating its health workers against Ebola, beginning with those near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization...
Czech Republic handed 2020 Fed Cup wildcard
Eleven-times champions Czech Republic have been handed a wildcard for next April’s revamped Fed Cup finals in Budapest, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced on...
Victims of sex abuse seek justice with new NY law
Dozens of people in New York state who were victims of sexual abuse as children sued the Roman Catholic Church in New York on Wednesday,...
Kremlin warns of foreign espionage as scientists chafe under new restrictions
The Kremlin said on Wednesday Russia must be vigilant in protecting its industrial secrets against foreign intelligence services after scientists criticized new restrictions on them...
Argentina announces economic relief plan but peso still flailing
Argentine President Mauricio Macri on Wednesday unveiled a package of welfare subsidies and lower taxes for workers to lessen the impact of an economic crisis...
Argentine opposition candidate Fernandez says Macri’s new economic measures are too late
Argentine opposition presidential candidate Alberto Fernandez said Argentina risks running out of foreign currency reserves due to its economic crisis, in an interview on Wednesday...
British police freeze $121 million in accounts on bribery fears
British police have frozen eight bank accounts containing a total of more than 100 million pounds ($121 million), which is suspected to have derived from...
Norwegian delegation arrives in Venezuela to restart stalled dialogue: sources
A delegation from the Norwegian government has come to Venezuela to restart talks between the government of President Nicolas Maduro and the opposition that were...
Oil slumps more than 4% on weak global economic data, U.S. crude build
Oil prices sank more than 4% on Wednesday after global demand fears were revived by weak economic data from China and Europe and an unexpected...