Indonesian planters see drought hitting palm oil output
Leading palm oil players in Indonesia see production growth being hit in the short to medium term, as the world’s top grower of the edible...
Hong Kong leader sees ‘way out’ of chaos through dialogue
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday she hoped a peaceful weekend anti-government protest was the start of an effort to restore peace and...
U.S. envoy offers farm visas to boost asylum deal with Guatemala
In a bid to strengthen an asylum deal forged between Guatemala’s outgoing president and the United States, a U.S. official offered on Monday to triple...
Elton John blasts relentless character assassination of Harry and Meghan
Elton John and Ellen DeGeneres spoke out on Monday in support of Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, calling them a down-to-earth and hardworking couple...
Iran tanker heads to Greece, U.S. warns against helping vessel
An Iranian tanker at the center of an angry confrontation between Iran and Washington sailed for Greece on Monday after it was freed from detention...
G7 may end without communique due to gaps on trade, climate: NHK
The Group of Seven (G7) leaders summit to be held this weekend in France may end without a joint communique due to wide gaps between...
Besieged Kashmiri neighborhood in test of wills with India’s Modi
For more than a week, the young men of Soura, a densely populated enclave in Kashmir’s main city of Srinagar, have been taking turns to...
Brazil securities regulator ramps up Vale dam disaster probe
Brazil’s securities regulator CVM said on Monday it has opened up an additional investigation into whether executives of iron ore miner Vale SA breached their...
FDA declines to approve Sarepta’s second Duchenne treatment
Sarepta Therapeutics Inc said on Monday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration declined to approve its newest treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), citing safety...
Late-season fires flare up in drought-stricken parts of Alaska
Late-season wildfires during one of the driest summers on record in Anchorage have destroyed homes, forced evacuations, closed roads and schools and poured sometimes-dangerous levels...