Cameroon releases 333 prisoners amid peace talks; separatists say not enough
Cameroon’s President Paul Biya said he will drop charges against 333 prisoners arrested for their alleged roles in a two-year separatist uprising, but rebel leaders...
Chevron aims to cut intensity of greenhouse gas emissions from production
Chevron Corp aims to reduce the intensity of greenhouse gas emissions from its oil production by 5% to 10% over a seven-year period ending 2023...
Scooter startup Bird raises $275 million in latest funding round
Scooter company Bird has raised $275 million in a funding round led by CDPQ and Sequoia Capital, it said on Thursday, in a deal valuing...
Trump’s China comment ‘breach’ of oath: Schiff
U.S. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff on Thursday said President Donald Trump’s request for China to probe Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden was a...
Trump administration likely to announce details of biofuels deal by Friday: sources
The Trump administration is expected to announce by Friday details of a U.S. biofuels policy deal to help farmers angry over waivers granted to refiners...
U.S. House leader to back bill limiting court secrecy
(This story corrects paragraph 8 to clarify Judge Story spoke on behalf of the Judicial Conference of the United States and not as a member...
EU and Ireland sceptical of a Brexit breakthrough after UK PM Johnson’s offer
The European Union and Ireland said on Thursday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit proposals were unlikely to yield a deal, with Dublin bluntly warning...
Wall Street gains as dour services data raises rate-cut expectations
Wall Street climbed on Thursday after data showing services-sector activity at a three-year low fueled expectations that the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates to...
U.S. seeks advertising, sales data on e-cigarette companies
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has ordered a half-dozen e-cigarette companies to turn over sales and advertising data, the federal regulator said on Thursday, in...
Analysis: WeWork seen as startup lesson in what not to do in Silicon Valley
The implosion of office space company WeWork this week is being digested as a lesson for Silicon Valley startups – in what not to do....