Serbia raps Croatia over treatment of Afghan migrants
Serbia’s refugee agency has accused Croatian border police of torturing a 16-year-old Afghan refugee and of denying him and 15 other migrants traveling with him...
Cigna rolls out new plan to fully cover multi-million dollar gene therapies
Health insurer Cigna Corp said on Thursday it had introduced a plan to fully cover costs for expensive gene therapies, eliminating any out-of-pocket payments for...
Bosch seals car battery deal with China’s CATL in hybrid drive
Germany auto supplier Robert Bosch is teaming up with Chinese battery cell producer Contemporary Amperex Technology Co (CATL) to develop high-performance battery cells....
Slack shares tank after dismal forecast
Shares of workplace messaging company Slack Technologies Inc were set for their worst day since the company made its stock market listing in June, after...
Brokerage Charles Schwab closing Singapore office two years after launch
Discount brokerage company Charles Schwab Corp will close its Singapore office by the end of this year, only about two years after opening it in...
UK PM Johnson’s brother quits parliament, torn between family loyalty and national interest
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s younger brother, Jo, has resigned as a junior minister and said he would also step down as a lawmaker, citing...
South Africa seeks to contain “Afrophobia” fallout as riots overshadow showpiece conference
South Africa’s government acknowledged on Thursday that prejudice was partly to blame for deadly rioting that has targeted foreign businesses, as those attacks and reprisals...
Nurture peace and make it last, Pope tells post-war Mozambique
Pope Francis urged the people of Mozambique on Thursday to nurture their hard-earned peace and strive to provide equal opportunities for all so as not...
China CO2 emissions to peak in 2022, ahead of schedule: government researcher
China’s emissions of climate-warming greenhouse gases are likely to peak by 2022 even without the introduction of tougher policies, well ahead of an original target...
Exclusive: Aaron Rodgers has new MVP ‘Mahomie’ in State Farm ads
State Farm will release a new series of commercials — three, 30-second spots — two of which bring reigning NFL MVP Mahomes into the player-agent...