Afghan wheelchair basketball captain hopes peace gives team a shot at Paralympics
One of thousands of Afghans badly injured during years of conflict, Nilofar Bayat hopes for peace so that her wheelchair basketball team can take part...
Spring training roundup: Tebow hits 1st spring HR for Mets
The New York Mets lost to the Detroit Tigers 9-6 at Lakeland, Fla., in Grapefruit League action on Tuesday, but Tim Tebow stole the show...
Democratic candidates look to halt Bernie Sanders’ momentum in last debate before major primary contests – CNN
Democratic candidates look to halt Bernie Sanders’ momentum in last debate before major primary contests CNN This new South Carolina poll is very bad news for...
Paddocks ‘painted green’: Australian farmers celebrate rains amid grinding drought
The one thing livestock farmer Richard Daugherty misses about the depths of one of Australia’s worst-ever droughts is that his sheep no longer run over...
Jesuit order to ditch fossil fuels from $500 million equity portfolio
Catholic religious order Jesuits in Britain will ditch fossil fuel companies from its $500 million equity portfolio by the end of the year, it said...
Mattel receives SEC subpoena on whistleblower letter
Mattel Inc had received a subpoena in December from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission seeking documents related to a whistleblower letter and subsequent investigation,...
Economic contagion spreads beyond China to other Asian economies: Reuters poll
The effects of the coronavirus outbreak are likely to reverberate beyond China as most major economies in the region are expected to either slow down...
Liberian former IMF Africa chief named as deputy managing director
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Tuesday nominated former IMF official Antoinette Sayeh to become a deputy managing director at the Fund....
Musk’s SpaceX rocket production facility approved by Port of Los Angeles
SpaceX, the private rocket company of high tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, won final approval on Tuesday to build a research and manufacturing plant for its...
Bernie Sanders braced for onslaught from rivals in South Carolina debate – The Guardian
Bernie Sanders braced for onslaught from rivals in South Carolina debate The Guardian This new South Carolina poll is very bad news for Joe Biden CNN Colin...
