Trump Baltimore visit sparks protests after tweets
Dozens of protesters gathered in downtown Baltimore on Thursday as President Donald Trump made his first visit to the city since he blasted it as...
Japan Post Bank admits improper sales to elderly clients, discovers 19,500 cases
Japan Post Bank said it had improperly sold investment trust products to elderly customers in a total of about 19,500 cases, the latest case of...
Climate-change activists’ plan to disrupt Heathrow with drones frustrated
Climate-change activists who planned to disrupt Heathrow airport with drones were frustrated early on Friday as the devices failed to fly and Europe’s biggest airport...
Drastic steps needed to stop climate change, Germany’s Scholz says
Germany’s finance minister Olaf Scholz said on Friday “drastic steps” were needed to counter climate change as European Union officials meet to discuss energy taxation....
London’s Heathrow airport says no disruption from activists’ drones
London’s Heathrow Airport said there had been no disruption to operations by climate activists who planned to fly drones near the airport to ground flights...
Climate protesters arrested at Texas port during U.S. presidential debate
Police have arrested the Greenpeace climate protesters who closed part of a key oil export waterway for 18 hours by tying themselves to a bridge...
Organizers postpone Hong Kong women’s tennis event due to protests
Hong Kong’s premier women’s tennis event scheduled for October has been postponed due to the pro-democracy protests, organizers announced on Friday....
Hong Kong leader to prioritize housing, livelihoods to appease protesters
Embattled Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has promised to prioritize housing and people’s livelihoods to appease deep rooted discontent about the way the Asian financial...
WeWork considering curbing Neumann’s voting power to save IPO: source
WeWork owner The We Company’s executives, investors and advisers are discussing curbing the voting power of founder Adam Neumann and removing his co-founder wife from...
Springsteen’s ‘Western Stars’ scores standing ovation at Toronto Film Festival
Bruce Springsteen’s concert movie “Western Stars” received a standing ovation at its premiere at the Toronto Film Festival on Thursday, with the rock star describing...