Amazon CEO Bezos willing to testify before U.S. Congress: letter
Amazon.com Inc Chief Executive Jeff Bezos is willing to testify to a congressional panel investigating potential violations of U.S. antitrust law by big technology companies,...
Democrats rankled by ‘insurgent’ climate plan
The Democratic National Committee’s council on climate change irked party leadership when it published policy recommendations this month that ventured beyond presidential candidate Joe Biden’s...
Mnuchin will discuss PPP oversight with Congress after criticism
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Monday he would talk to Congress about proper oversight of $660 billion in small business economic relief, after...
Exclusive: BlackRock injects $18 billion into European firms during pandemic – source
The world’s biggest asset manager BlackRock has pumped about 16 billion euros ($18 billion) into 810 European companies since the end of January, more than...
U.S. crude drops as coronavirus cases spike globally
Oil prices fell on Monday as new coronavirus infections hit the United States and China, feeding worries that renewed lockdowns could hamper economic recovery and...
Gunmen ambush Mali army convoy, soldiers killed: residents
Gunmen ambushed an army convoy near a town in central Mali on Sunday and killed a number of soldiers, residents from another nearby town said....
UK coastguards locate wreckage of U.S. fighter plane, pilot missing
British coastguards have located the wreckage of a U.S. fighter plane that crashed off the coast of northeast England on Monday but the pilot is...
France wants talks over ‘aggressive’ Turkish posture in Libya
France wants talks with NATO allies to discuss Turkey’s increasingly “aggressive” and “unacceptable” role in Libya, a French presidential official said on Monday, underscoring increased...
The family of Rayshard Brooks call for justice, change after the black man’s death by police
The family of Rayshard Brooks, a black man whose death reignited protests in Atlanta over the weekend, on Monday said they were “heartbroken” and “tired”...
Russia jails ex-U.S. marine for 16 years on spying charges
A Russian court convicted former U.S. marine Paul Whelan of spying for the United States on Monday and sentenced him to 16 years in jail,...