Wall Street slips at open as Amazon weighs
Wall Street opened marginally lower on Friday, as a dour sales forecast from Amazon overshadowed another set of strong results in what has so far...
Russia’s Lavrov says decision on pardoning convicted Norwegian spy will be made soon
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that a decision on whether to pardon a convicted Norwegian spy jailed in Russia, Frode Berg, would...
Egypt reopens Alexandria and Dekheila ports after closure for bad weather
Egypt reopened its Alexandria and Dekheila ports on the Mediterranean coast on Friday after they were shut because of weather earlier in the day, the...
Governments pledge $9.8 billion for global climate fund
Donor governments pledged $9.8 billion in fresh financing for the Green Climate Fund, set up to help developing nations tackle global warming, the head of...
Wall Street treads water after mixed earnings reports
Wall Street was set to open flat on Friday, as a dour sales forecast from Amazon overshadowed a clutch of strong results in what has...
Amazon sales forecast, slower AWS growth disappoint investors
Shares of Amazon.com Inc fell nearly 6% in early trading on Friday, as investors were let down by a lower-than-expected sales outlook and surprised by...
Colombian political clans seen set to win at Sunday’s polls
Colombians go to the polls on Sunday to choose provincial governors, mayors and regional legislators in elections that could influence the 2022 presidential contest, following...
Jailed Catalan leader says verdict risks criminalizing all dissent
In condemning Catalan separatist leaders to long prison terms, Spanish authorities have set a precedent that risks criminalizing any form of dissent against the state,...
U.S. Justice Department Russia probe review now criminal investigation: source
A U.S. Justice Department review of the origins of the probe into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election is now a criminal investigation,...
China to ask U.S. to remove tariffs in exchange for agricultural buys in talks Friday
Top U.S. and Chinese trade officials will discuss plans on Friday for China to buy more U.S. farm products, but in return, Beijing will request...
