Hillary Clinton walks back Sanders comments
Hillary Clinton appeared to walk back comments she made about Bernie Sanders, after she refused to say whether she would endorse him if he captures...
Coronavirus may be ‘similar’ to SARS: U.S. health official
NIH’s Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci tells Reuters the new coronavirus has characteristics that make it ‘somewhat similar’ to SARS and that...
Oil slides 2% as glut forecast, China virus overshadow Libya disruption
Oil prices fell about 2% on Wednesday as a market surplus forecast by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and demand worries amid the outbreak of...
Reports of ‘big brother’ China social credit system untrue: AI expert Xue Lan
A high-ranking Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) expert on Wednesday defended the country’s social credit score system, despite what he said were implementation issues....
Canada prosecutors say fraud at heart of Huawei CFO Meng’s U.S. extradition case
Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou returned to a Vancouver courtroom on Wednesday where Canadian prosecutors defended a U.S. extradition request, saying Meng’s alleged bank...
Italy’s Di Maio quits as 5-Star leader in blow to government
Luigi Di Maio stepped down on Wednesday as leader of Italy’s co-governing 5-Star movement, as it seeks to stem a wave of defections that threatens...
Joe Biden wins backing of national iron workers union in White House race
With the first votes in the 2020 Democratic nominating contest less than two weeks away, former Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday received a welcome...
Prominent Malawi banker arrested for suspected attempted bribery in rigged-poll case
A prominent Malawi banker has been arrested in connection with a suspected attempt to bribe a panel of five judges presiding over the country’s presidential...
Saudi minister calls Bezos hacking claim ‘absurd’
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisul bin Farhan tells Reuters that a report that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman played a role in the hacking of...
Tap water widely contaminated across U.S. -report
The contamination of U.S. drinking water with man-made “forever chemicals” is far worse than previously estimated with some of the highest levels found in Miami,...
