Lawmakers push to enshrine women’s rights in Constitution
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Congresswoman Jackie Speier and other lawmakers on Wednesday said the expired “arbitrary” deadline for the Equal Rights Amendment should be eliminated...
Warplane flies over northeast Syria during reports of U.S. air strike
A warplane flew over a village in northeast Syria on Wednesday (February 12) following reports by Syrian and Turkish media that at least one air...
Defending champion Monfils eases through in Rotterdam
France’s Gael Monfils started his Rotterdam Open title defense with a convincing 6-3 6-2 victory over Portugal’s Joao Sousa on Wednesday to move into the...
Wells Fargo ends forced arbitration for sexual harassment claims
Wells Fargo & Co on Wednesday ended its forced arbitration policy for employee sexual harassment claims, opening the lender to potential lawsuits in the future....
NATO agrees to expand Iraq training mission, Stoltenberg says
NATO defense ministers agreed on Wednesday to expand the Western alliance’s training mission in Iraq, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said, responding to a demand by...
Mexico’s America Movil to focus on bringing 5G to Latin America
America Movil, Mexico’s largest telecommunications provider, shed light on its plans to roll out 5G technology in Latin America on Wednesday as the company’s shares...
WhatsApp users cross 2 billion, second only to Facebook
Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp said on Wednesday it has amassed 2 billion users, becoming the second social media platform in the world to hit that...
Spanish police arrest former head of Mexico’s state oil firm Pemex
Spanish police on Wednesday arrested Emilio Lozoya, the former chief executive of Mexico’s state oil firm Pemex, giving Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s government...
Netanyahu rejects U.N. report on companies involved with settlements
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday denounced a long-delayed U.N. report listing companies that have business ties to Israeli settlements in the occupied West...
U.S. CDC says not yet invited to assist with coronavirus investigation in China
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Wednesday it had not yet been invited to send in experts to assist with...
