Senators Grassley, Wyden announce bipartisan proposal to lower drug prices
U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, a Republican, and the panel’s leading Democrat Senator Ron Wyden announced Tuesday a bipartisan proposal to lower the...
Jeffrey Epstein appeals bail denial in sex trafficking case
Jeffrey Epstein, the financier facing charges of sex trafficking involving dozens of underage girls, has appealed a federal judge’s decision to keep him in a...
Saudi Arabia urges global community to deter maritime trade disruptions
Saudi Arabia’s cabinet said on Tuesday that Iran’s interception of commercial vessels in Gulf waters, including its seizure of a British tanker, violated international law...
BHP makes $400 million climate-change emissions pledge
Leading resources company BHP will invest $400 million over five years to reduce emissions, it said on Tuesday, becoming the first miner to pledge to...
Ethiopia: Push for new ethnic state may expose constitutional deficiencies – Anadolu Agency
Ethiopia: Push for new ethnic state may expose constitutional deficiencies Anadolu Agency Sidamas’ quest to become 10th state in Ethiopia, represents ‘original sin’ of exaggerated leeway...
African barber shops take center stage in UK theatre show
From Lagos to Accra to Johannesburg, barber shops are seen as pivotal to the lives of African men. The show “Barber Shop Chronicles,” which opened...
Trump administration rule would cut 3 million people from food stamps
The Trump administration on Tuesday proposed a rule to tighten food stamp eligibility that would cut about 3.1 million people from the program, U.S. Department...
Your Money: How to play the savings interest rate game
Looking for the best interest rate for your savings account?...
French carmaker Peugeot to seek European company legal status
French carmaker Peugeot said it would be looking to take up the formal legal status of being a European company, which it said would better...
Nigerian military, police clash with Shi’ite protesters in Abuja: witnesses
Nigerian troops and police clashed on Tuesday with Shi’ite Muslim marchers in the capital Abuja and gunfire could be heard, two witnesses told Reuters....