Climate change campaigner Tongan PM dies in New Zealand
Tongan Prime Minister ‘Akilisi Pohiva, a pro-democracy and climate change campaigner in the South Pacific, died in a New Zealand hospital on Thursday, the information...
U.S., China grant trade concessions as fresh talks loom
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday welcomed China’s decision to exempt some U.S. anti-cancer drugs and other goods from its tariffs and announced a short...
Explainer: Advertising executives point to five ways Google stifles business
U.S. authorities investigating Alphabet Inc’s Google for anticompetitive behavior have recently begun probing the company’s $116 billion-a-year advertising business....
Sheriff: Divers Find Body of Last Missing Victim From Boat Fire off Southern California Coast That Killed 34 – U.S. News & World Report
Sheriff: Divers Find Body of Last Missing Victim From Boat Fire off Southern California Coast That Killed 34 U.S. News & World Report Read: Supreme Court...
California Approves Statewide Rent Control to Ease Housing Crisis – The New York Times
California Approves Statewide Rent Control to Ease Housing Crisis The New York Times Uber says drivers aren’t part of its ‘usual course’ of business CNBC California Bill...
Hong Kong exchange shares fall after $39 billion takeover bid for LSE
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd (HKEX) shares fell more than 3% on Thursday as investors weighed the merits of its $39 billion takeover approach...
Yahoo Japan bids for control of fashion e-tailer Zozo for $3.7 billion
Yahoo Japan Corp on Thursday offered to buy the majority of online fashion retailer Zozo Inc for 400 billion yen ($3.70 billion), to better compete...
College football notebook: Oklahoma State booster Pickens dies
Billionaire oilman T. Boone Pickens, known in sports circles as a mega-booster of Oklahoma State athletics, died Wednesday at his Dallas home. He was 91....
Democratic debate sets up Biden-Warren face-off
Democrats will hold a single debate for 10 U.S. presidential contenders on Thursday but the spotlight will likely be on frontrunner Joe Biden and Elizabeth...
Cathay Pacific freezes new hiring, to focus on cost cuts: memo
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd has put a freeze on new hiring, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters, as the airline battles a slump...