U.S. Democrats to press for impeachment witnesses throughout trial
U.S. Democrats on Thursday vowed to keep fighting to hear witnesses at President Donald Trump’s pending impeachment trial in the Republican-controlled Senate, even as their...
Blackstone raises three-quarters of targeted $4.6 billion life sciences fund
Private equity firm Blackstone Group Inc has secured $3.4 billion from investors for its first fund dedicated to investments in the life sciences sector, targeting...
Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti backs Biden in Democratic primary
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden in the Democratic primary contest, giving a possible boost to the candidate in California,...
SK Innovation plans battery plant expansions in U.S., Hungary
South Korea’s SK Innovation plans to build a second electric vehicle battery factory in the United States and is considering an expansion of an electric...
Facebook tweaks ad policy but still allows political lies in U.S. campaign 2020
Facebook Inc announced limited changes on Thursday to its approach to political ads, including allowing users to turn off certain ad-targeting tools, but defied critics’...
Trudeau and Johnson say they have intelligence Iran shot down Ukrainian airliner – CNN
Trudeau and Johnson say they have intelligence Iran shot down Ukrainian airliner CNN Ukrainian airplane shot down by mistake by Iranian anti-aircraft missile, Pentagon officials believe Fox...
U.S. FDA approves Blueprint’s therapy for rare type of stomach cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Blueprint Medicines Corp’s drug to treat a rare form of cancer that affects the stomach and small intestine,...
Australia weather bureau sees no sign of cooler weather or rain to quell bushfires
Australia’s weather agency sees no sign of cooler weather or significant rainfall in the next few months, an unwelcome forecast for authorities who have warned...
Fed officials: Trade risks easing may mean bluer sky for 2020
The global trade wars may not be over, but U.S. Federal Reserve officials on Thursday said the economy may have weathered the worst of it...
Global stocks scale records, oil dips as investors hail easing of Mideast tensions
Crude oil prices slid and equity markets around the world set new highs on Thursday as investors took on greater risk in a relief rally...
