Hazardous Sydney smoke turns up heat in Australia’s climate politics
Devastating bushfires that blanketed Australia’s largest city with hazardous smoke this week have heightened public anger and raised political pressure on the government to do...
NBA roundup: Robinson’s career night carries Heat in OT
Duncan Robinson bombed in his ninth 3-pointer of the game 17 seconds into overtime, then added a 10th later in the extra session as the...
Afghan blasts kill one, injure scores in attack on key U.S. military base
Suicide blasts in Afghanistan killed one person and injured more than 60 in an attack on Wednesday on the United States’ main military base of...
Saudi Aramco shares jump 10% on stock market debut
Saudi Aramco shares opened up 10% on their Riyadh stock market debut on Wednesday, closing in on the $2 trillion valuation long sought by Saudi...
Aramco to become world’s largest listed company -bourse
Saudi Aramco will become the world’s largest listed company when it debuts on the kingdom’s stock exchange on Wednesday, the bourse’s chairwoman said....
Porsche’s electric Taycan draws interest from 30,000 buyers: Handelsblatt
Porsche has taken down payments from 30,000 customers in Europe for its Taycan, the luxury car maker’s first fully electric model, CEO Oliver Blume told...
Turkey will retaliate against any U.S. sanctions: foreign minister
Turkey will retaliate if the United States takes negative steps against it, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday when asked about the prospect of...
China imprisoned more journalists than any other country in 2019: CPJ
China imprisoned at least 48 journalists in 2019, more than any other country, displacing Turkey as the most oppressive place for the profession, a report...
‘We are reborn’: Bougainville votes for independence from Papua New Guinea
The South Pacific islands of Bougainville have overwhelmingly voted to be independent from Papua New Guinea, the referendum commission said on Wednesday, in a historic...
Police to question Malaysia’s Anwar over sexual assault claim
Anwar Ibrahim, in line to take over Malaysia’s premiership, will be called in for questioning over allegations that he had sexually assaulted a former male...