‘Order!’ – UK parliament elects new Speaker for Brexit hot seat
British lawmakers elected Labour’s Lindsay Hoyle as Speaker on Monday to take on the role of refereeing the next parliamentary installment of the protracted struggle...
New York police commissioner to step down from ‘a job that consumes you’
New York Police Department Commissioner James O’Neill will step down to take a new job in the private sector, he said on Monday, about three...
Trump administration notifies U.N. of planned Paris climate accord exit
The Trump administration has formally notified the United Nations that it will withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement, the first formal step in...
Uber misses on riders, beats revenue estimates as lockup expiry looms
Uber Technologies Inc on Monday missed Wall Street estimates for monthly active users for its ride-hailing platform, even as it posted better-than-expected quarterly revenue, sending...
U.S. urged to invest more in AI; ex-Google CEO warns of China’s progress
U.S. government funding in artificial intelligence has fallen short and the country needs to invest in research, train an AI-ready workforce and apply the technology...
Brazilian state creates task force to protect Amazon tribe from loggers
The government of the Brazilian state of Maranhao set up a police task force on Monday to protect the Guajajara tribe from illegal loggers that...
Activist asks Indian court to order probe into WhatsApp over hacking scandal
A right-wing social activist in India filed a petition asking the country’s top court to order a probe into Facebook Inc and WhatsApp over revelations...
Transcripts of closed-door impeachment testimony released
U.S. House committees on Monday released the first transcripts of closed-door impeachment testimony that House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff said detailed a smear campaign...
Caterpillar lays off 120 in Texas as trade war saps growth
Caterpillar Inc has laid off 120 temporary workers at a plant in Texas following its decision to reduce production hit by U.S. President Donald Trump’s...
Soccer: Mexico’s Vela named MLS MVP after record-breaking season with LAFC
Los Angeles Football Club forward Carlos Vela was named Major League Soccer’s (MLS) Most Valuable Player for the 2019 season on Monday, making him the...