Some $71 billion of Japanese coal assets at risk from cheaper renewables
As much as $71 billion of Japanese coal assets could be at risk as the economic viability of plants is undermined by cheaper renewable energy,...
Softbank leads financing round in Brazil bus: marketplace Buser
Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp is leading a new financing round for Buser, a Brazilian intercity bus charter marketplace, for an undisclosed amount, according to a...
Turkey has strength to eliminate terrorism without allies: senior official
Turkey has the strength necessary to eliminate terrorism at its source, with or without support from its allies, a Turkish senior official told Reuters on...
Erdogan says U.S. troops started withdrawal from northeast Syria after Trump call
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that U.S. troops had started to withdraw from parts of northeast Syria after his phone call with U.S....
Basketball’s NBA under fire in China, at home over HK protest tweet
The National Basketball Association (NBA) came under fire on Monday for its response to a tweet by a Houston Rockets official in support of Hong...
Hong Kong journalist hit by petrol bomb recovering in hospital
A journalist working with Hong Kong’s public broadcaster was recovering in hospital on Monday after he was hit by a petrol bomb during weekend protests...
Hong Kong faces more protests after night of violence
Protest-scarred Hong Kong struggled to recover on Monday after scores of people were arrested in violent clashes overnight and as the last British governor of...
U.S. withdraws troops from northeast Syria ahead of Turkish offensive
The United States said it was pulling troops from northeast Syria, in a major shift which clears the way for a Turkish military offensive against...
Russian village’s last teacher stays on for her one remaining pupil
Uminur Kuchukova, 61, could have retired years ago, but she continues to teach at this dying Russian village’s once bustling school for the sake of...
U.S. businesswoman Arcuri refuses to answer questions about intimacy with Boris Johnson
U.S. businesswoman Jennifer Arcuri repeatedly refused to answer questions on Monday about whether she had an intimate relationship with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson when...