Shelterless Syrians burn refuse for warmth in bitter Idlib winter
Families fleeing air strikes and advancing troops in Syria’s Idlib province are sleeping rough in streets and olive groves, and burning toxic bundles of rubbish...
U.S. carbon price group boosts lobbying in Congress, releases plan
A group aiming to spur climate change legislation that would tax carbon emissions stepped up efforts by issuing a blueprint on Thursday and previewing it...
Former Trump aide Hicks to return to White House: administration official
Hope Hicks, a one-time close aide to President Donald Trump, will return to the White House next month, a senior administration official said on Thursday....
Will Congress limit Trump’s power to strike Iran?
U.S. Congress has moved closer to passing legislation that would limit President Donald Trump’s ability to wage war against Iran. But he can still veto...
Alibaba warns of drop in e-commerce revenues due to coronavirus
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd warned of a drop in revenues at its key e-commerce businesses this quarter as the coronavirus sweeping China hits supply chains...
WW2 bombing commemorated in far-right stronghold Dresden
Germans on Thursday commemorate 75 years since Allied bombing raids on Dresden killed 25,000 people just three months before the end of World War Two...
Spain orders detention of ex-head of Mexico oil firm pending extradition request
Spain’s High Court on Thursday ordered Emilio Lozoya, former chief executive of Mexican state oil firm Pemex, to be held in a Spanish jail pending...
Russia alarmed by U.S. Air Force visit to Norwegian island
Russia said on Thursday it was alarmed by a trip to a Norwegian outpost in the Arctic by a U.S. Air Force unit and urged...
U.S., Taliban have negotiated proposal for seven-day reduction in violence: Pentagon chief
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Thursday that the United States and the Taliban had negotiated a proposal for a seven-day reduction in violence....
Italian fashion brands Liu Jo and Blumarine aim for IPO within two years
The holding company of Italian fashion brands Liu Jo and Blumarine aims to list on the stock market within two years, chief executive and founder...
