British car production falls at quickest pace since recession
British car output dropped last year at the fastest rate since the 2008-9 recession, hit by slumping exports and diesel demand, as an industry body...
U.S. evacuees from China placed under 72-hour ‘hold’ at California military base
Nearly 200 American citizens airlifted from China in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak arrived on Wednesday at a U.S. military base in California, where...
Amid malnutrition, crop diseases pose threat to Venezuela food supplies
Venezuelan citrus farmer Carlos Romero for years struggled to find the fertilizers and pesticides he needed to keep his fruit trees healthy amid chronic product...
‘Conspiracy’ of whistleblower collusion ‘total fiction’: Schiff
Congressman Adam Schiff, the lead Democratic prosecutor in President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial, on Wednesday rejected what he described as a “conspiracy” theory by...
Samsung Electronics fourth-quarter operating profit falls 34%, dogged by chip market downturn
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Thursday its operating profit fell 34% in the October-December quarter, in line with its estimate earlier this month, as...
Japan Display shares suspended after fresh report of Ichigo stake
The Tokyo Stock Exchange on Thursday suspended trading in shares of Japan Display Inc after the Nikkei business daily reported that Ichigo Asset Management would...
Ex-actress says Weinstein promised her movie deal in exchange for threesome
An actress-turned-costume designer told jurors in the Weinstein rape trial on Wednesday the former Hollywood producer promised her a movie deal if she had three-way...
Suspected associate of El Chapo’s sons flees Mexico City prison
Three prisoners wanted by the United States for their links to drug trafficking, including an alleged associate of the sons of Mexican drug lord Joaquin...
Caltech wins $1.1 billion jury verdict in patent case against Apple, Broadcom: source
California Institute of Technology won a $1.1 billion jury verdict in a patent case against Apple and Broadcom , according to a Caltech legal team...
Facebook reaches $550 million settlement in facial recognition lawsuit
Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it reached a $550 million settlement in principle related to a lawsuit that claimed it illegally collected and stored biometric...
