Youngest son of Egypt’s ousted Islamist President Mursi dies
The youngest son of Egypt’s former president, Mohamed Mursi, died on Wednesday from a heart attack, his brother and a family lawyer told Reuters, 2-1/2...
Bank of America recognizes pretax impairment charge of $2.1 billion
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Effort to disqualify lawyer part of U.S. campaign against Huawei: counsel
The effort to stop a former U.S. Justice Department official from representing Huawei is another step in a broader U.S. government campaign against the Chinese...
Canada appoints former McKinsey consultant envoy to China, business groups pleased
Canada has appointed veteran business consultant Dominic Barton as ambassador to China, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday, as the government grapples with a...
U.S. safety agency cites Tesla Autopilot design as factor in 2018 California crash
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Wednesday cited driver errors and Tesla Inc’s Autopilot design as the probable cause of a January 2018 crash...
Bahamas in crisis after Dorian blows through
Survivors of Hurricane Dorian on Wednesday picked through the wreckage of homes ripped open by fierce winds, struggled to fuel generators and queued for food...
House panel subpoenas DHS chief over alleged Trump pardon offers
The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee on Wednesday subpoenaed the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Kevin McAleenan, to testify about...
Fed’s rate-cut debate focuses on ‘robust’ U.S. consumer
Slowing global economies, the escalating trade war between Washington and Beijing and a warning sign of recession flashing in the U.S. Treasury market have all...
Brazil Senate committee approves pension system overhaul
Brazil’s Senate constitutional affairs committee on Wednesday approved by a vote of 18-7 a bill that would overhaul the social security system and save the...
Pence says he hopes for orderly Brexit amid showdown
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Wednesday he hoped Great Britain and the European Union would reach a deal for an orderly UK exit...