EPA chief says announcement coming ‘shortly’ on biofuel waiver court decision
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency expects to respond soon to a court decision questioning the legitimacy of its biofuel waiver program, Administrator Andrew Wheeler said...
Cycling: Dutch team pulls out of Strade Bianche amid coronavirus
Dutch team Lotto Jumbo Visma has pulled put of Saturday’s Stade Bianche cycling race in Italy due to the coronavirus outbreak....
Doping: Steeplechase champion Jebet handed four-year ban for doping violation
Kenyan-born Bahraini runner Ruth Jebet has been handed a four-year ban after she was found guilty of testing positive for the banned blood booster r-EPO...
IMF chief says coronavirus wipes out hopes for faster growth in 2020
The faster spread of the coronavirus will wipe out any hope of stronger growth in 2020, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on...
Delhi’s displaced scrape a living after deadly riots
Mohammed Anees fled his home in northeastern New Delhi last week as Hindu-Muslim clashes erupted in his area, escaping with his family of four to...
Hungary will defend EU against migrant wave, Orban says
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Wednesday a new wave of migrants trying to cross the border from Turkey into the European Union must...
Uganda jails filmmaker doing documentary on opposition hopeful
A Ugandan court sent an independent filmmaker to jail on Wednesday after he was accused of singing subversive songs while producing a documentary about a...
A month after far-right scandal, German state elects far-left leader
Lawmakers in Germany’s eastern state of Thuringia voted a former hard-left state premier back into office on Wednesday, replacing a liberal whose election a month...
Huawei to build French factory regardless of 5G decision
Huawei will build a factory in France regardless of the government’s decision on whether to use its equipment in a new 5G network, an executive...
Netherlands doubles 2020 green subsidies in rush to hit climate goals
The Dutch government on Wednesday said it would double the amount of money available under its renewable energy subsidy program to 4 billion euros ($4.45...