U.S. hiring cools; manufacturers reduce hours for workers
U.S. job growth slowed in July and manufacturers slashed hours for workers, which together with an escalation in trade tensions between the United States and...
Retracing a slave route in Ghana, 400 years on
Nana Assenso stands at the grave of his uncle, remembering the man he loved but also a past that has haunted his family for generations....
Russia says new U.S sanctions over Skripal poisoning hurt ties
Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday that a move by the United States to impose another round of sanctions on Moscow over the...
EU to choose between Dijsselbloem, Georgieva, for IMF; Rehn quits
European Union governments will try on Friday to choose a candidate to lead the International Monetary Fund from a field narrowed to just two, Dutchman...
Kvitova withdraws from Toronto event with forearm injury
Twice Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova has withdrawn from next week’s Rogers Cup in Toronto with a nagging forearm injury, Tennis Canada announced on Friday....
Kudlow sidesteps media report that Trump could delay, block tariff on Chinese goods
White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow demurred on Friday when asked if U.S. President Donald Trump would delay or stop the imposition of tariffs on...
Volvo Cars, China in first blockchain project for recycled cobalt
Volvo Cars, owned by China’s Geely [GEELY.UL], has produced the first cars containing recycled cobalt mapped using a blockchain, and has joined a separate project...
Kudlow sidesteps comment on report that Trump could delay, block tariff on Chinese goods
White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow demurred on Friday when asked if U.S. President Donald Trump would delay or stop the imposition of tariffs on...
Shut Philadelphia refinery begins risky job of removing toxic chemical
Workers at the fire-damaged Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery took the first steps this week toward ridding the plant of roughly 30,000 barrels of modified hydrofluoric...
Japanese Koga’s doping ban reduced to two years: CAS
Japanese Junya Koga’s four-year suspension for an anti-doping rule violation has been reduced to two years after it was found that his supplements may have...
