Jamie Oliver’s Gatwick Airport restaurants saved, protecting 250 jobs
The Gatwick Airport branches of British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s restaurant chain were saved on Friday by food outlet operator SSP in a deal that...
U.S. blames Iran for attack on oil tankers, Tehran calls accusation alarming
Iran said on Friday it was alarming and wrong of the United States to blame Tehran for attacks on two oil tankers at the entrance...
Latest on tanker attacks south of the Strait of Hormuz
Iran has rejected U.S. accusations that it was to blame for attacks on two tankers on Thursday south of the Strait of Hormuz after the...
More Greenpeace activists climb on BP drilling rig after arrests
Greenpeace activists climbed back on a drilling rig on Friday to keep it from heading to a BP oilfield in the British North Sea, hours...
Tech tool aims to predict global water conflicts before they happen
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Artificial intelligence can predict where conflicts over scarce water will break out up to a year in advance and allow...
U.S. farmers experimenting with hemp as China trade war drags on
A growing number of U.S. farmers battered by low grain prices and the threat of a prolonged trade war with China are seeking salvation in...
WHO likely to declare Ebola an international emergency: experts
The World Health Organization (WHO) should and is likely to declare an international emergency over the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo that...
UK court sets Assange’s U.S. extradition hearing for February 2020
The full extradition hearing to decide whether Wikileaks founder Julian Assange should be sent to the United States to face accusations including spying charges will...
Enanta’s lung infection therapy succeeds in mid-stage trial
Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Friday its treatment for a highly contagious respiratory infection met the main goal of reducing virus levels in the body...
Founder of K-pop label YG resigns amid drugs and sex scandals
Yang Hyun-suk, founder of South Korea’s YG Entertainment which manages top K-pop performers, stepped down on Friday from his duties as chief producer, in the...