Ex-PM Blair tells Britain’s Labour: change or you will disappear
Former British prime minister Tony Blair, Labour’s most successful leader, on Wednesday urged the party to rebuild from electoral humiliation by rejecting the “protest movement...
Lenovo founder Liu Chuanzhi to retire
Lenovo Group’s founder, Liu Chuanzhi, will retire at the year end as chairman of its parent Legend Holdings, the company said on Wednesday....
Bank of England to test climate risks at banks and insurers in 2021
Britain’s top banks and insurers should be tested together for the first time in 2021 to quantify the potential financial hit from climate change to...
Exclusive: Illegally traded chemical halted Russian oil pipeline, tests show
The substance that brought one of Russia’s longest oil pipelines to a halt in April was carbon tetrachloride, a lethal chemical meant to be tightly...
Live from Los Angeles: Three things to watch in the Democratic presidential debate
Seven Democratic presidential candidates will take the stage in Los Angeles on Thursday in the party’s sixth debate of the nominating contest for the November...
Fiat Chrysler, Peugeot owner agree to binding $50 billion merger deal
Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot maker PSA have reached a binding agreement over their roughly $50 billion merger that will reshape the global car industry....
In historic move, U.S. House set to vote to impeach Trump
The U.S. House of Representatives is set to take a momentous and deeply polarizing vote on Wednesday when it is likely to impeach President Donald...
Indonesia police question suspected Islamic militants arrested in Papua
Indonesian anti-terrorism officers are interrogating eight suspected Islamic militants arrested in the province of Papua on suspicion that they were planning an attack, a police...
Gunmen in Pakistan kill two police escorting polio vaccinators
Gunmen shot and killed two police officers escorting a polio vaccination team on Wednesday forcing a suspension of the immunization campaign in a district of...
A Minute With: the ‘Star Wars’ actors behind C-3PO and Chewbacca
“Star Wars” actor Anthony Daniels has portrayed the fretful droid C-3PO in ten movies over 42 years. His next appearance hits global theaters on Thursday...