Swiss banking software company Avaloq prepares for 2020 sale: sources
Swiss banking software company Avaloq is starting preparations for a 2020 sale or initial public offering as its private equity shareholder Warburg Pincus seeks an...
Researchers use drones to pilot a new tool to fight malaria
Scientists seeking a breakthrough in the fight against malaria have used drones to spray rice fields in Zanzibar – not with traditional pesticides but with...
LeBaron family in Mexico reports murder of relatives including kids in suspected drug cartel mistaken identity attack – CBS News
LeBaron family in Mexico reports murder of relatives including kids in suspected drug cartel mistaken identity attack CBS News US citizens killed, kidnapped in cartel shootout...
Hong Kong leader Lam ‘saddened’ by protesters’ injuries
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday she was saddened by some people being wounded in anti-government protests at the weekend amid five months...
China says it will ‘perfect’ system for choosing Hong Kong leader
The Chinese Communist Party said it would “perfect” the system for choosing the leader of Hong Kong after months of street protests demanding democracy and...
OPEC’s Barkindo: oil market may have upside potential next year
OPEC Secretary-General Mohammad Barkindo said on Tuesday that the oil market outlook for 2020 may have upside potential, appearing to downplay any need for deeper...
Scramble for propane marks Mother Nature’s latest challenge for U.S. farmers
Months after historic floods ravaged the U.S. Midwest, farmers scrambling to harvest their crops face a new headache: finding fuel to dry their soaked grains....
China says will ‘fully respect’ Taiwan’s way of life
China will “fully respect” Taiwan’s way of life and social system once it has been “peacefully reunified”, as long as national security is protected, the...
Turkey claims capture of Baghdadi’s sister
Turkey says it has detained the sister of slain Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a raid near the Syrian border town of Azaz....
‘It’s not abuse, it’s rape’: protesters denounce Spanish assault ruling
Hundreds of people protested in Spain’s capital on Monday against a court ruling last week that cleared five men of gang-raping a 14-year-old girl and...