U.S. government should consider halting Facebook cryptocurrency project: lawmaker
The U.S. government should consider forcing Facebook Inc to freeze work on its new cryptocurrency project, a senior U.S. lawmaker said on Thursday....
HomeStreet defeats activist Roaring Blue Lion in proxy contest
HomeStreet Inc defeated Roaring Blue Lion Capital Management’s campaign to unseat one director and install its own candidate, ending a two-year standoff between the financial...
Alabama Republican Roy Moore launches 2020 Senate bid despite party opposition
Alabama Republican Roy Moore, whose 2017 U.S. Senate bid was derailed by allegations of decades-old sexual misconduct involving teenage girls, said on Thursday he would...
Ambitious 2050 climate goal relegated to footnote at EU summit
A push by most European Union nations for the world’s biggest economic bloc to go carbon neutral by 2050 was dropped to a footnote at...
U.S. human trafficking report drops child separation warning
The U.S. State Department’s annual human trafficking report released on Thursday demoted Saudi Arabia and Cuba to countries that failed to meet minimum U.S. anti-trafficking...
New tokens thrive in crypto market but sales raise questions
Initial exchange offerings (IEOs) have been the latest darlings in raising funds for cryptocurrency projects, but intensifying regulatory scrutiny and investors’ concern about the viability...
Man held in David Ortiz shooting charged with drug, weapons offenses
A man being held in the Dominican Republic in connection with the shooting and serious wounding of retired Boston Red Sox star David Ortiz was...
Hundreds of protesters demand civilian rule in Sudan – IOL
Hundreds of protesters demand civilian rule in Sudan IOL Protesters defy military crackdown in Sudan CNN In Sudan, internet users find ways to beat blackout The East African...
South Africa’s Ramaphosa says Eskom too vital to fail
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa pledged on Thursday to speed up 230 billion rand ($16.11 billion) of support for ailing power utility Eskom, which he...
Trump: Iran downing U.S. drone was ‘big mistake’
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said Iran made “a very big mistake” by shooting down a U.S. military drone that Tehran said was on...