Trump team nears end of impeachment trial defense; Bolton controversy simmers
President Donald Trump’s lawyers launched their final day of arguments in his U.S. impeachment trial as the Senate’s top Democrat on Tuesday rejected a Republican...
How Facebook thinks its independent oversight board should work
Facebook Inc recommended rules on Tuesday for how its independent oversight board will work and said a former human rights group director will lead the...
Oil edges up as stock markets rebound after virus-related selloff
Oil futures edged up on Tuesday after falling for five days, gaining support from a rebound in Wall Street stocks and talk that OPEC and...
Octogenarian dancers prove age is just a number
Russian pensioners Maya Kachina and Lev Kitayev enjoy proving that age is just a number as they charm elderly audiences in Moscow with their dance...
Canada’s Andreescu to make season debut at Fed Cup qualifier
Reigning U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu will make her 2020 season debut next week as a member of the Canadian team that will face Switzerland...
Countdown to recession: What an inverted yield curve means
NEW YORK – A dramatic rally in Treasuries this week led some key parts of the U.S. yield curve to reinvert, a signal that has...
Grammy winner Cara bags most nominations in Canada’s 2020 Juno Awards
Grammy award-winning artist Alessia Cara picked up six nominations for the 49th annual Juno Awards, celebrating Canadian music, with stars including Shawn Mendes, Bryan Adams...
‘Bat spit’ coffee is a hit with Madagascar consumers
In the rich volcanic soils of central Madagascar’s Itasy province grows a rare and fragrant coffee coveted by bats and humans alike. The twist: humans...
China vows to beat ‘devil’ virus as countries rush to evacuate citizens
President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that China was sure of defeating a “devil” coronavirus that has killed 106 people, but international alarm was rising...
U.S. reports no new deaths tied to vaping, lung illness cases rise to 2,711
U.S. health officials on Tuesday reported no new deaths from the mysterious respiratory illness tied to vaping after their last update on Jan. 16, keeping...
