Apple’s Cook meets China regulator after pulling Hong Kong app
Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook met the chief of China’s market regulator in Beijing on Thursday, the Chinese agency said, a week after the U.S....
Hong Kong braces for weekend of fresh anti-government protests
Hong Kong is preparing for a weekend of demonstrations, including a human chain at major subway lines on Friday and a democracy march on Sunday,...
Plan to close New York’s Rikers jails approved
The New York City Council voted on Thursday to close the city’s infamous Rikers Island jail complex by 2026, casting off a detention system plagued...
Cycling: Sunweb teenager Maas may never walk again after collision with car
Teenage cyclist Edo Maas of Sunweb’s development team may never walk again after he fractured his back in a collision with a car at the...
U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry to resign
President Donald Trump on Thursday confirmed that his energy secretary, Rick Perry, is quitting. The announcement comes a day before a deadline set by Congressional...
The guardrails are off the Trump presidency – CNN
The guardrails are off the Trump presidency CNN Trump has awarded next year’s G-7 summit of world leaders to his Miami-area resort, the White House said The...
China’s GDP growth grinds to near 30-year low as tariffs hit production
China’s third-quarter economic growth slowed more than expected and to its weakest pace in almost three decades as the bruising U.S. trade war hit factory...
Instant View: China third-quarter GDP grows 6.0% year-on-year, misses expectations
China’s economic growth slowed more than expected to 6.0% year-on-year in the third quarter, the weakest pace in at least 27-1/2 years, as demand at...
Soccer: Social media facilitates racist abuse, says Leicester’s Morgan
Leicester City skipper Wes Morgan has said racist abuse in football has got worse since he started his career and the rise of social media...
Bolivia’s ‘generation Evo’ struggle with leader’s long shadow
Reynaldo Kantuta, a 27-year-old software developer, in many ways represents Bolivia’s big strides in social mobility under Evo Morales, since the left-wing leader became the...