Bird flu hits swans in China’s Xinjiang region: ministry
China’s agriculture ministry said an H5N6 avian flu virus outbreak has been detected in swans in the western region of Xinjiang....
Saudi Aramco falls on U.S.-Iran tensions; debt markets little changed
Saudi Aramco shares fell to a new low on Wednesday after Iran launched missiles against U.S. targets in Iraq, but Gulf debt markets were fairly...
Oil prices shed gains as alarm over Iran rocket strike fades – for now
Oil prices were up on Wednesday but well below peaks hit in frenzied early trading after a rocket attack by Iran on American forces in...
Olympics: St Moritz lake iced up but balmy weather shortens Alpine run
St Moritz prides itself as the birthplace of modern winter sports but the Swiss city has been hit by warm weather and had to wait...
Muguruza powers her way into Shenzhen quarters, Wang advances
Garbine Muguruza won consecutive matches for the first time since last year’s French Open when she beat American Shelby Rogers 6-1 7-6(2) to advance to...
Somalia bomb attack wounds 11
A bomb exploded at a busy junction in Mogadishu on Wednesday, wounding at least 11 people, the head of the rescue service in the Somali...
Iranian state TV says 80 ‘American terrorists’ kille in Iran missile strikes – Reuters
Iranian state TV says 80 ‘American terrorists’ kille in Iran missile strikes Reuters Iran attacks two Iraqi bases housing US forces in ‘revenge’ for Soleimani’s death CNN...
Report: Technical issues after takeoff led to plane crash – CNN
Report: Technical issues after takeoff led to plane crash CNN Boeing 737 plane bound for Kyiv crashes in Iran, killing all on board CNBC Iran, Boeing, Carlos...
Geely, Mercedes-Benz launch $780 million JV to make electric smart-branded cars
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co Ltd and Mercedes-Benz on Wednesday said they would each invest 2.7 billion yuan ($388.77 million) in a China-based venture to...
‘Flawed, biased’: Ghosn lawyers blast Nissan before news conference
Fugitive ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn’s lawyers opened fire on the car maker on Wednesday, hours before he was scheduled to hold a highly anticipated news...