Russia’s Putin says WADA four-year doping ban ‘not justified’
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) four-year ban for Russia from international sporting competition over doping was not justified....
China tightens rules on tailings dam safety
China has tightened rules covering the safety management of tailings dams, including banning them in some areas, authorities said on Thursday, as the country aims...
Stocks near record highs, Sweden ends negative rates
World stocks drifted down from the week’s record highs on Thursday, while the crown gained as Sweden’s central bank became the first to raise interest...
Norwegian Air hoping to agree Boeing 737 MAX compensation this year
Norwegian Air hopes to agree compensation from Boeing by year-end over the grounding of the 737 MAX, the airline’s acting CEO said, as it counts...
EU data transfer tools are legal, says EU court adviser in Facebook privacy case
Tools used by hundreds of thousands of companies to transfer data abroad are legal as they offer sufficient privacy protection, an adviser to Europe’s top...
Airbnb wins fight to remain exempt from European property rules
U.S. homesharing site Airbnb on Thursday won its battle to remain exempt from onerous European property regulations, as the EU’s top court ruled it was...
Greenland to pick Ericsson over Huawei for 5G rollout
Greenland will pick Sweden’s Ericsson over China’s Huawei to supply equipment for its fifth-generation (5G) telecoms network, state telecoms operator Tele Greenland said on Thursday....
Algeria swears in new president as opposition debates response
Algeria swore in Abdelmadjid Tebboune as president on Thursday as the Hirak protest movement debates its response to his offer of dialogue to end a...
Scottish leader: will consider all options if UK blocks independence vote
Scotland’s nationalist government will consider all options if the British government tries to stop it from holding a referendum on Scottish independence, First Minister Nicola...
Lebanon’s Deputy Speaker Ferzli gives first nomination for Diab as PM
Lebanon’s Deputy Parliament Speaker Elie Ferzli, an ally of the Iran-backed Hezbollah, said on Thursday he had nominated former minister Hassan Diab as prime minister,...