World stocks sink as tariff deadline approaches
Global stock markets fell for a second day on Tuesday, as caution over a Dec. 15 deadline for the next round of U.S. tariffs on...
Denmark plans $30 billion offshore wind island that could power 10 million homes
Denmark is moving forward with plans to build an artificial island tying in power from offshore wind farms of up to 10 gigawatts (GW) of...
World’s richest countries need to behave like adults in climate fight: Kerry
The world’s richest nations are failing to “behave like adults” and act firmly enough to meet global warming targets set in the Paris climate accord,...
Netflix could lose four million U.S. subscribers in 2020: brokerage
Needham and Co was the fourth Wall Street brokerage in two months to cut its rating for Netflix Inc on Tuesday, arguing competition from new...
Kenya’s coffee crop nosedives due to high temperatures, low prices
Kenya’s farmers are grubbing up their coffee bushes to plant other crops as low prices and climate change drive small growers to the brink of...
Russian athletics champion blasts own sports authorities over Olympic ban
Russian high jump world champion Maria Lasitskene on Tuesday accused her country’s own sports authorities of failing to protect athletes from the deepening doping crisis,...
Japanese former defense minister shot near home: Sankei
A former Japanese defense minister has been shot in the leg near his home in northern Japan, Sankei newspaper reported on Tuesday citing police sources....
Nobel peace laureate Abiy to say militants, global powers threaten Horn of Africa
The world’s leading military powers and militant groups are both threatening peace and stability in the Horn of Africa, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed will...
France’s unions bring pensions battle back onto the streets
Public sector workers marched peacefully through cities across France on Tuesday, heeding a call by trade unions to stage one of the biggest protests in...
South Africa’s mines close as flooding exacerbates power crisis
Mining operations across South Africa are shutting down after flash flooding caused the largest power blackouts in more than a decade, threatening a key export...
