NBCUniversal latest U.S. media company reconsidering Georgia business over abortion law
NBCUniversal and WarnerMedia on Thursday joined a wave of U.S. media companies, including Walt Disney Co, saying they will reconsider working in Georgia if a...
India’s Modi to name ruling party chief Shah as finance minister: media
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to name Amit Shah, the chief of his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), as the country’s new...
Children under five dying at higher rate in Congo Ebola epidemic: WHO
Children under five infected with Ebola in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are dying at a higher rate than other patients as their parents shun...
Pence says Canada should work with U.S. on Cuba and Venezuela
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday said the U.S. government and Canada should work together to hold Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accountable and to...
Belgian king appoints two advisers to find path toward coalition government
Following an inconclusive election that laid bare Belgium’s longrunning divisions, King Philippe has asked Foreign Minister Didier Reynders and former deputy Prime Minister Johan Vande...
Seven South Koreans dead, hope dims for missing in Budapest boat disaster
Hungarian rescue officials said there was little chance of finding survivors after a boat with South Korean tourists on board sank on the Danube river...
Central U.S. faces ‘high risk’ of river flooding even as rains ease
Rain-swollen rivers threatened more flooding on Thursday in Arkansas, Louisiana, Illinois and Oklahoma, and Tulsa’s mayor warned the decades-old levee system would be at risk...
California’s state regulator approves PG&E’s wildfire mitigation plan
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on Thursday approved the wildfire mitigation plan submitted by PG&E Corp....
Disney CEO says it will be ‘difficult’ to film in Georgia if abortion law takes effect
Walt Disney Co Chief Executive Bob Iger told Reuters on Wednesday it would be “very difficult” for the media company to keep filming in Georgia...
Congo’s Ebola epidemic takes its toll on children
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak is the second largest on record – and it has inflicted an unusually heavy toll on children. Lauren...