Commerzbank aims to cut jobs, branches after Deutsche merger fails
Commerzbank said on Friday it wanted to cut 2,300 jobs and reduce the number of branches in a strategy overhaul, after the German lender’s attempt...
New York Mayor de Blasio ends 2020 presidential bid
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio dropped out of the 2020 presidential campaign on Friday, ending a campaign he waged in the shadow of...
U.S. air strike kills eight militants in southern Libya: U.S. military
The U.S. air strike killed eight suspected Islamic State militants in southern Libya near the town of Murzuq, the U.S. military said on Friday....
U.S. FDA proposes rule over record-keeping for vape makers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday issued a proposed rule for e-cigarette makers, requiring them to maintain records related to the legal marketing...
Russia, in rare volte-face, frees jailed actor after outcry
A Russian court on Friday ordered the release of an aspiring actor whose prison sentence for injuring a police officer on the sidelines of an...
Oil heads for 7% weekly gain after Saudi attacks
Oil prices were on track for their biggest weekly jump since January, lifted by rising Middle East tensions after a key Saudi Arabian supply hub...
Ryanair says its UK pilots cancel strikes
Ryanair pilots based in the United Kingdom have canceled five days of strikes set for this month, the low-cost airline said on Friday....
Algerians defy police cordon in first protest since election call
Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched in the center of Algiers on Friday in the first significant test of the months-old protest movement since the...
Indonesia’s ragtag firefighters on frontline of Borneo’s forest blazes
From soon after sunrise, a group of volunteers gathers every day on Indonesia’s portion of Borneo island to throw themselves into the desperate fight against...
Stosur rallies past Golubic to set up Guangzhou final with Kenin
Australian wildcard Samantha Stosur recovered from a slow start to beat Switzerland’s Viktorija Golubic 2-6 7-6(4) 6-1 at the Guangzhou International Women’s Open on Friday,...