Basketball: No panic as Mystics await injured Delle Donne’s WNBA Finals status
An injury to Washington Mystics forward Elena Delle Donne could flip the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) Finals on its head but the team are...
Ecuador protesters block roads over fuel subsidy cuts
Transport unions went on strike and protesters blocked roads across Ecuador on Thursday protesting the end of four-decade-old fuel subsidies among a package of government...
From campy clown to terrifying madman, Joker no longer a laughing matter
There are no capes, no special powers and no battles between good and evil in the new “Joker” movie, whose portrayal of the most famous...
Chevron aims to cut intensity of greenhouse gas emissions from production
Chevron Corp aims to reduce the intensity of greenhouse gas emissions from its oil production by 5% to 10% over a seven-year period ending 2023...
Cameroon releases 333 prisoners amid peace talks; separatists say not enough
Cameroon’s President Paul Biya said he will drop charges against 333 prisoners arrested for their alleged roles in a two-year separatist uprising, but rebel leaders...
Scooter startup Bird raises $275 million in latest funding round
Scooter company Bird has raised $275 million in a funding round led by CDPQ and Sequoia Capital, it said on Thursday, in a deal valuing...
Trump’s China comment ‘breach’ of oath: Schiff
U.S. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff on Thursday said President Donald Trump’s request for China to probe Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden was a...
Trump administration likely to announce details of biofuels deal by Friday: sources
The Trump administration is expected to announce by Friday details of a U.S. biofuels policy deal to help farmers angry over waivers granted to refiners...
U.S. House leader to back bill limiting court secrecy
(This story corrects paragraph 8 to clarify Judge Story spoke on behalf of the Judicial Conference of the United States and not as a member...
EU and Ireland sceptical of a Brexit breakthrough after UK PM Johnson’s offer
The European Union and Ireland said on Thursday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit proposals were unlikely to yield a deal, with Dublin bluntly warning...