U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein charged with sex trafficking
Federal prosecutors in New York on Monday charged American financier Jeffrey Epstein with sex trafficking of underage girls, more than a decade after he avoided...
Frosts reported in several coffee, sugarcane areas in Brazil – agronomists
Frosts have been reported in several agricultural areas in Brazil over the weekend, including coffee and sugarcane production regions, as an intense polar air mass...
Wall St. set to open lower as aggressive rate cut hopes recede
Wall Street was set to open lower on Monday, as investors scaled back bets of an aggressive interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve later...
Swine fever in China among risks to food markets – FAO/OECD
The spread of a deadly pig disease in China that has disrupted the world’s biggest pork market is one of the major risks to a...
Bayer seeks approval to treat children with blockbuster drug Xarelto
Bayer will apply for approval to make its blockbuster blood thinner Xarelto available for treating children, the German company said on Monday, after a study...
Second Turkish drillship arrives off Cyprus coast, Nicosia protests
A second Turkish ship planning to drill for oil and gas off Cyprus arrived off the Mediterranean island’s northeastern coast on Monday, triggering a strong...
UK regrets leak of memos calling Trump administration ‘inept’
Britain said on Monday it had contacted Washington to express regret for the leak of confidential memos in which its ambassador described U.S. President Donald...
Roche, Spark push back takeover deadline in $4.3 billion deal
Swiss drugmaker Roche has agreed to extend the takeover deadline in its $4.3 billion bid for U.S. gene therapy specialist Spark Therapeutics , adding it...
Supply-chain pain: South Korea chipmakers and their suppliers seek to bypass Tokyo curbs
South Korean chipmakers and Japanese chemical suppliers caught in the midst of a sudden escalation of a bilateral diplomatic dispute are scrambling to circumvent tightened...
Pope prays for migrants killed in Libya
Pope Francis has expressed his sorrow for the dozens of people, most of them African migrants, killed by an air strike on a detention center...
