Exxon, climate activists in showdown over independent board chair
Shareholder activists targeting Exxon Mobil Corp’s climate policies stepped up a campaign to split the chairman and chief executive’s roles ahead of the oil major’s...
With tourism hammered by lockdown, Cyprus expects July comeback
Cyprus hopes to regain lost ground in its tourism sector from July and expects to be able to re-admit British and Russian visitors by then...
Manila police test run new distancing rules on trains
Police in the Philippine capital did a dry run on Tuesday of measures to enforce social distancing on public transport and control the spread of...
PM takes Brexit decisions, Cummings does not give instructions: UK negotiator
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson takes the main decisions on Brexit policy and his senior advisor Dominic Cummings does not give instructions on negotiations with...
Brazil’s Vale ordered to set aside $1.48 billion for Brumadinho dam damages
A judge in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state partially granted an injunction sought by prosecutors ordering iron ore miner Vale SA to deposit 7.9 billion reais...
Twenty-six people arrested in France and Belgium over truck deaths
The French prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday that 26 people had been arrested in France and Belgium in connection with the deaths of 39 Vietnamese...
Nigerian military unlawfully detain children at rehabilitation centre for militants: Amnesty
The Nigerian military are unlawfully detaining boys and men at a rehabilitation centre for alleged members of the Islamist militant group Boko Haram, Amnesty International...
Croatia welcomes tourists braving coronavirus crisis
A few intrepid European tourists have returned to Croatia’s picturesque Adriatic coast, where the owners of yachts and campsites are hoping their relative isolation will...
EU must evolve its position in talks on future ties: UK negotiator
The European Union must evolve its position to reach an agreement with Britain, the UK’s chief negotiator David Frost said on Wednesday, repeating his position...
Wall Street set for higher open as recovery hopes outweigh Sino-U.S.tensions
Wall Street’s major indexes were set for another session of gains on Wednesday as a revival in business activity drove hopes of an economic recovery,...