Fed rate cut next month? Traders are betting on it
The U.S. central bank will move to reduce borrowing costs as soon as next month to cushion the world’s biggest economy from the impact of...
U.S. fourth-quarter GDP unrevised; weakness in business spending persists
The U.S. economy grew moderately in the fourth quarter, the government confirmed on Thursday, and is facing a bumpy road in early 2020 amid the...
Wall Street in correction territory on alarm over fast-spreading virus
Wall Street’s main indexes slipped into correction territory minutes after the open on Thursday as the rapid spread of the coronavirus outside China deepened worries...
‘The biggest threat’: East Africa struggles to fight locust plague
As swarms of locusts rapidly multiple, a lack of supplies means East African countries are struggling to contain the plague that threatens food security for...
Secretive South Korea church under scrutiny over coronavirus
A controversial and secretive religious sect in South Korea is facing the biggest crisis in its 36-year history, after hundreds of its members tested positive...
Swimming: CAS clears Italian Magnini of doping, quashes ban
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has annulled the four-year ban imposed on Filippo Magnini by the Italian National Anti-Doping Tribunal following an appeal...
The Summer Olympics may have a snow problem
Japan’s Olympic Games organizers have been planning to ship in mountain snow to help cool fans this summer. Climate change may see that idea melt...
Filmmaker Polanski will not attend ‘French Oscars’ in Paris over criticism
French-Polish movie director Roman Polanski decided on Thursday not to attend the Cesar Awards ceremony in Paris on Friday, amid criticism after his latest film...
Running out of time: East Africa faces new locust threat
Countries in East Africa are racing against time to prevent new swarms of locusts wreaking havoc with crops and livelihoods after the worst infestation in...
Expansion of Britain’s Heathrow Airport ruled illegal on climate grounds
The planned expansion of London’s Heathrow Airport was declared unlawful on environmental grounds by a court on Thursday, a ruling that could sink the $18...
