Facebook reveals Libra cryptocurrency, sparking new privacy concerns
Facebook Inc announced ambitious plans on Tuesday to launch a new global cryptocurrency called Libra, part of an effort to expand into digital payments that...
Osaka outlasts Sakkari to advance in rain-hit Birmingham Classic
World number one Naomi Osaka was tested by Maria Sakkari in her first-round match at the Nature Valley Classic in Birmingham but eventually went through...
Trump creates doubt over use of U.S. force to protect Gulf oil
U.S. President Donald Trump said he was prepared to take military action to stop Tehran from getting a nuclear bomb but left open whether he...
Semenya to chase fast 800m at Prefontaine Classic
Caster Semenya will get another chance at her favorite event, the 800 meters, when the South African competes in the June 30 Prefontaine Classic in...
Federer begins grasscourt season with win over Millman in Halle
Roger Federer began his preparations for next month’s Wimbledon Championships with a 7-6(1) 6-3 victory over unseeded Australian John Millman in the opening round of...
U.S. regulator accuses head of defunct British bitcoin company of $147 million fraud
A U.S. commodities regulator has filed a lawsuit accusing a defunct British cryptocurrency company and its former principal of fraudulently misappropriating at least 22,858,322 bitcoin...
U.S. Justice Dept. keeps Manafort in federal custody, citing health, personal safety
Convicted felon Paul Manafort will remain in federal custody, a U.S. Justice Department official said on Tuesday, citing concerns about the “health and personal safety”...
White House considered demoting Fed’s Powell -report
Lawyers at the White House earlier this year explored the legality of stripping Jerome Powell of his Federal Reserve chairmanship and demoting him to be...
Breakingviews TV: Minting Libra
Facebook’s privacy issues make it an unlikely issuer of a cryptocurrency. But as Tom Buerkle explains, Mark Zuckerberg wants to grow the social network’s tiny...
French carbon emissions fell 4.2% year-on-year in 2018
Carbon dioxide emissions in France fell by 4.2% in 2018 compared with the previous year due to a drop in emissions from the transport sector,...