Lebanese army urges protesters to open roads after PM resignation
Lebanese soldiers and security officials urged protesters to open blocked roads on Wednesday so life could return to normal, after 13 days demonstrations paralyzed the...
Oil slips as trade concerns outweigh drop in inventories
Oil prices fell on Wednesday as a possible delay in resolving the U.S.-China trade war overshadowed a drop in U.S. crude inventories....
IOC’s Coates: doesn’t want to leave Tokyo without consensus on marathon decision
The International Olympic Commission (IOC) has no plans to change its decision on moving next year’s Olympic marathon to the northern city of Sapporo, but...
Movie based on popular novel puts South Korean gender divide back in focus
A movie based on a controversial and best-selling novel that chronicled the everyday sexism faced by women topped South Korea’s box office this week, reigniting...
NHL roundup: Bonino hat trick lifts Preds to 4th straight win
Nick Bonino scored three goals for his third career hat trick, and the Nashville Predators pulled away for a 3-0 win over the visiting Chicago...
Bayer says number of glyphosate plaintiffs jumps to 42,700
Germany’s Bayer said on Wednesday that the number of U.S. plaintiffs blaming its glyphosate-based weedkillers for their cancer mushroomed to 42,700 from 18,400 in July,...
Lead China, U.S. trade negotiators will speak again soon: China foreign ministry
China’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that lead China and U.S. trade negotiators will speak again soon after a U.S. administration official said an interim...
Angry Birds maker Rovio’s third-quarter profit halves year-on-year
Rovio Entertainment, the maker of the 10-year-old “Angry Birds” mobile game series, reported on Wednesday a 48% drop in its quarterly profit year-on-year, due to...
British PM Johnson gambles on a snap election to break Brexit deadlock
Britain will hold its first December election in almost a century after Prime Minister Boris Johnson finally won parliamentary approval for a gamble on a...
Lebanese army command calls on protesters to open roads
The Lebanese army command on Wednesday urged protesters to open blocked roads so that life could return to normal after 13 days of demonstrations that...
