Verizon beats profit estimates as monthly phone subscribers jump
Verizon Communications Inc on Thursday beat second-quarter profit estimates as the U.S. mobile carrier added more monthly phone subscribers than expected and stepped up efforts...
8-year-old Texan girl uses her bionic hand for first time
The “Hero Arm” is billed as the world’s first multi-grip bionic arm for children as young as 8-years-old....
Retracing an African slave route 400 years later
August 2019 marks 400 years since an English settler in the colony of Virginia recorded the arrival of African slaves, and Reuters photographers retraced the...
ArcelorMittal hopeful Italy plant will not shut over pollution
ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steelmaker, is confident that the Ilva operations it bought last year in Italy will not have to shut after the firm...
Laughter in dark places at most international Edinburgh Festival yet
The world’s biggest celebration of the performing arts begins on Friday in Edinburgh, with its most international line-up yet grappling with issues every bit as...
Rwanda says its border with Congo remains open
Rwanda’s health minister said the border with Democratic Republic of the Congo remained open on Thursday, appearing to contradict an earlier statement that the frontier...
Thomson Reuters raises outlook, grows fastest since financial crisis
Thomson Reuters Corp raised its sales and earnings outlook for 2019 and 2020 on Thursday after reporting 4% organic revenue growth in the second quarter,...
Watch: Wave pool in China malfunctions, triggering tsunami-size wall of water that injures dozens – NBC News
Watch: Wave pool in China malfunctions, triggering tsunami-size wall of water that injures dozens NBC News Malfunctioning wave machine injures 44 at Chinese water park Fox News...
VW’s Electrify America in venture for automated self-charging facility
Volkswagen unit Electrify America said on Thursday it has entered into an agreement with electric vehicle fleet charging company Stable Auto to deploy charging services...
Targeted insurance offers French farmers some drought relief
Hundreds of French farmers who signed up for specialist policies aimed at insuring against freak weather are getting swift payouts which could help them recover...