Trump hails Barr for ‘taking charge’ of Stone case as Democrats warn of purge
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday praised Attorney General William Barr for “taking charge” after the Justice Department asked for a lighter prison term for...
Facebook starts fact-checking partnership with Reuters
Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it has reached an agreement with news agency Reuters, a unit of Thomson Reuters Corp, to fact-check content posted on...
Browns’ Garrett reinstated after helmet-hit suspension
Cleveland Browns player Myles Garrett was reinstated to the NFL on Wednesday, three months after the league handed down a record indefinite suspension for attacking...
Coronavirus outbreak begins to disrupt booming China drug trials
The fast-spreading coronavirus is starting to disrupt testing of experimental medicines in China, posing a threat to plans by global drugmakers that have invested billions...
EU watchdog says ESG rating firms need rules to stop ‘greenwashing’
Agencies that issue ratings on how much companies and financial products are exposed to climate change need better supervision to help crack down on “greenwashing”,...
Chinese disinfecting system claims to clean people in 20 seconds
Walking through green plants amid foggy air and standing inside a “misty tunnel” are new options for people in Chongqing, central China, to get disinfected...
Letter bombs explode in two Dutch buildings
Two letter bombs exploded in the Netherlands on Wednesday, one at an ABN Amro bank mail-sorting office in Amsterdam and the other 140 miles away...
Facebook postpones EU rollout of dating service: regulator
Facebook has postponed the rollout of its new dating services in the European Union scheduled for Thursday after Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner (DPC), the company’s...
EU antitrust regulators plan broad enquiry into tech sector
EU antitrust regulators plan to open an enquiry into the tech industry, according to a European Commission document seen by Reuters, a sign of more...
Former Governor Deval Patrick withdraws from Democratic presidential race
Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick withdrew from the race for the 2020 Democratic U.S. presidential nomination on Wednesday, failing to win enough support after a...