U.S. attorney general says U.S., allies should consider Nokia, Ericsson investment to counter Huawei
U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Thursday stressed the threat posed by China’s Huawei Technologies and said the United States and its allies should consider...
Coronavirus impact on financial markets and economies
Financial markets appear to be recovering from the damage done in late January by the coronavirus outbreak in China....
Twitter notches first $1 billion quarterly revenue, beating estimates; shares jump
Twitter Inc pulled in $1 billion in quarterly revenue for the first time on Thursday, beating expectations as efforts to make its platform more user-friendly...
Gerry Adams’ successor paves potential Sinn Fein path to power in Ireland
For decades Sinn Fein activists insisted the star power of Gerry Adams, a former Irish Republican Army spokesman, could not be replicated among the party’s...
Senate report criticizes Obama administration handing of Russia election meddling
The Obama administration “was not well postured” to counter Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and was constrained in responding by a heavily...
Breakingviews TV: HSBC’s limbo
The $150 bln bank’s interim CEO Noel Quinn is devising its new strategy, but is yet to get the job on a permanent basis. The...
Amazon’s pink dolphins threatened by end of fishing ban
The Amazon river dolphin is an intelligent and friendly mammal that appears to grin and flush like a human blushing when it gets excited....
Lebanon cabinet approves financial rescue plan
Lebanon’s government on Thursday approved a rescue plan to pull the country from its worst economic and financial crisis in decades and it must now...
Call to dissolve state assembly as Merkel steps into row over far-right
The newly elected premier of Thuringia called for the dissolution of the state assembly on Thursday after Chancellor Angela Merkel said his election with support...
Workers evacuated from Garpenberg mine in Sweden after fire
Around 80 workers trapped by a fire in a zinc mine in Garpenberg, northern Sweden have now been evacuated, mine owner Boliden said on Thursday....