It’s not Christmas in Spain until ‘The Fat One’ sings
Forget Black Friday, twinkling lights or any other Christmas tradition; Spain’s Christmas season doesn’t properly kick off until Sunday when El Gordo, the world’s richest...
More than 20% of U.S. high school seniors vaped THC in 2019: study
More than 20% of U.S. high school seniors reported vaping marijuana in 2019, the second largest single-year increase in any substance of abuse ever recorded...
Wenger says Ozil must ‘accept consequences’ of China criticism
Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said on Wednesday Mesut Ozil must “accept the consequences” of criticizing China’s treatment of its Uighur Muslims, but he defended...
Nigerian vlogger entices viewers with her ‘Zeelicious’ recipes
Winifred Emmanuel began teaching her online followers how to cook traditional Nigerian dishes in 2017. Her YouTube channel now has millions of views partly because...
Vietnamese grass is greener in battle against plastic straws
A Vietnamese entrepreneur is promoting an environmentally friendly way to sip drinks by using grass stems to make reusable, biodegradable straws....
U.S. sanctions against Nord Stream 2 pipeline violate international law: Kremlin
U.S. sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project are a breach of international law and an example of unfair competition, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry...
Hong Kong fans boo national anthem ahead of soccer match with China
Hong Kong football fans booed as the Chinese national anthem was played on Wednesday before their team’s clash with China in South Korea as the...
Volvo to sell low-margin Japan truck unit to Isuzu in $2.3 billion deal
Sweden’s Volvo AB will sell its Japan-based UD Trucks business to Isuzu Motors in a deal worth around $2.3 billion, exiting a low-margin business and...
Amazon’s Twitch says Russian firm drops suit over illegal content
Amazon’s Twitch said on Wednesday that Russia’s Rambler Group had withdrawn its claim against the streaming service over alleged piracy broadcasting of English Premier League...
Fed’s Brainard: Facebook’s Libra faces ‘core set’ of regulatory hurdles
U.S. Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard launched a broadside against Facebook’s Libra digital currency project on Wednesday, saying it faces a “core set of legal...