South Africa rations water to save dwindling supplies
South Africa has imposed emergency measures, including rationing, to save dwindling water supplies after an abnormally hot, dry summer coupled with below average rainfall and...
Crooning customers get free rides in Ukraine’s karaoke cab
A Ukrainian taxi driver is offering his passengers rides for a song, by refunding their bill if they appear on his YouTube channel performing their...
EU agrees ‘Brextension’, UK ponders ‘Brelection’
EU member states agreed a three-month extension to Brexit on Monday, as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pursues an early election....
Argentine peso opens stronger after Fernandez victory, central bank currency controls
Argentina’s peso opened slightly stronger on Monday after leftist opposition candidate Alberto Fernandez clenched victory over incumbent Mauricio Macri in the presidential election, and the...
Turkey says shared information with U.S. before Baghdadi operation
Turkey and the U.S. were engaged in intense diplomacy and exchanged views on the operation the night that U.S. special forces conducted a mission to...
Baseball fans boo Trump at World Series
U.S. President Donald Trump was greeted with boos and a smattering of chants of “Lock him up!” when he appeared on screen at the World...
Toxic smog hangs over New Delhi after Diwali
Indian capital city woke up to a morning of toxic smog on Monday after hundreds of revellers in New Delhi let off fireworks long into...
Allergan settles Alzheimer’s therapy lawsuit for $750 million
Allergan Plc said on Monday it had settled a class action lawsuit brought by a group of direct purchasers of Alzheimer’s disease therapy Namenda, resolving...
Thousands ordered to flee fast-moving Los Angeles wildfire
Thousands of people in Los Angeles were ordered to evacuate after a fast-moving brush fire ignited early on Monday morning near the Getty Center museum,...
Opinion polls point to stalemate in Spain’s November 10 election
Spain is heading for more political paralysis after parliamentary elections on Nov. 10, opinion polls suggest, with no party or bloc seen getting a majority...