Australia’s NSW state declares state of emergency amid bushfire threat
Australia’s most populous state declared its second state of state of emergency in two months on Thursday as extreme heat and strong winds were expected...
Mexican children shiver in tents at U.S. border as temperature freezes
Mexican officials concerned about the health of Mexican asylum seekers including around 200 young children sleeping in the open near the U.S. border in Ciudad...
Asian shares tiptoe higher, sterling wounded before BoE
Asian shares edged higher on Thursday amid growing confidence in the global outlook following improving economic indicators and a preliminary trade deal between the United...
Jaguars fire Coughlin after player union goes public with complaints
Senior executive Tom Coughlin has been fired by the Jacksonville Jaguars, two days after the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) sent out a scathing letter suggesting...
Dollar awaits impeachment vote, kiwi flies on GDP
The New Zealand dollar bounced from a one-week low on Thursday after the country’s third quarter economic growth came in stronger than expected while greenback...
FDA grants accelerated approval for Astellas, Seattle Genetics’ bladder cancer drug
U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday it approved Astellas Pharma Inc and Seattle Genetics’ experimental drug to treat advanced bladder cancer, about three...
UK urges China to open dialogue with Hong Kong on 1984 declaration anniversary
Britain urged China on Thursday to open dialogue with Hong Kong protesters and respect the commitments it made 35 years ago in the Sino-British Joint...
15 years on, a look back at the Boxing Day tsunami
December 26 marks 15 years since a 9.1 magnitude quake off the coast of Indonesia’s Aceh province triggered a tsunami that killed more than 230,000...
Latest draft of U.S. federal privacy bill sidesteps key sticking points
A key U.S. House committee on Wednesday released a draft of a bipartisan consumer privacy bill, which would set nationwide rules for handling of personal...
An awful day for Washington – CNN
An awful day for Washington CNN Warning lights are flashing for Democrats as they prepare to impeach Trump CNN Column: Our democracy needs fixing. Impeachment can’t do...