White House adviser says China trade deal signing expected soon
The White House’s trade adviser on Monday said the U.S.-China Phase 1 trade deal would likely be signed in the next week, but said confirmation...
Breakingviews TV: Daimler-BMW merger
The German giants want to save a combined 13 bln euros to fund the transition to electric cars – but crunching together could yield much...
Greta didn’t speak or eat before climate activism – father
Greta Thunberg’s father, Svante, describes how the Swedish climate activist battled depression in the months before she launched school strikes to push for climate action....
Sudan sentences 29 intelligence agents to hang for teacher’s killing
A Sudanese court sentenced 29 members of the national intelligence service to death by hanging on Monday over the killing of a teacher in detention...
Wall Street slips from record levels on profit-taking
Wall Street’s major indexes slipped on Monday as investors booked profits on the penultimate day of the decade after improving global sentiment fueled a U.S....
Thunberg tells David Attenborough his nature films inspired her
In an interview for BBC radio’s Today program, for which she was the guest editor, teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg spoke to veteran British broadcaster...
Mexico orders ambassador in Bolivia to return after she declared non grata
Mexico’s foreign ministry said on Monday it had instructed its ambassador in Bolivia to return to Mexico to ensure her safety, after Bolivia’s government declared...
Israeli convicted of assault for spitting on Polish envoy
An Israeli who confessed to spitting on Poland’s ambassador at a time of heightened tensions between the countries was convicted on Monday of assault, an...
Satellite imagery company Maxar to sell Canadian unit for C$1 billion
U.S. satellite imagery company Maxar Technologies Inc said on Monday it would sell its Canadian space robotics business to a consortium led by Northern Private...
Russian competition watchdog opens investigation into Booking.com
Russia’s Federal Anti-monopoly Service (FAS) has opened an investigation into hotel reservation website Booking.com, the regulator said on Monday....
