Jamaica name Williams in Doha team despite positive dope test
Briana Williams was named in Jamaica’s team for the world athletics championships in Doha on Wednesday despite facing a hearing into a positive doping test....
Wall Street gains, buoyed by trade optimism
Wall Street was led higher by tariff-sensitive technology and industrial stocks on Wednesday after China extended an olive branch ahead of next month’s trade negotiations...
Global mining standards, post-Vale disaster in Brazil, aim to boost accountability
A global mining industry panel, tasked with drawing up new safety standards after Vale SA’s January tailings dam disaster, will include rules to better define...
Equinor says oil spotted near Bahamas crude terminal does not indicate spill
Oil spotted off the coast of the Bahamas may not have come from a nearby crude storage terminal owned by Norwegian oil company Equinor that...
Dorian’s toll: Bahamas officials say 2,500 missing in storm’s wake
Around 2,500 people are feared missing in the Bahamas in the wake of devastating Hurricane Dorian, a number that may include people who fled to...
U.S. House panel probes Commerce Secretary Ross over Trump Dorian tweet kerfuffle
A U.S. House panel on Wednesday opened an investigation into U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross’ potential role in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s decision...
Catalan separatists march for independence amid splits on tactics
Tens of thousands of Catalans waving pro-independence flags and chanting “Independence now!” gathered in Barcelona on Wednesday to call for a break from Spain, but...
Trump administration announces plans to ban flavored e-cigarettes
The Trump administration announced plans on Wednesday to remove all flavored e-cigarettes from store shelves in a crackdown on vaping after a handful of deaths...
Geena Davis says Hollywood gender imbalance an ’embarrassment’
The under-representation of women in Hollywood behind the camera is an “embarrassment”, American actor and activist Geena Davis said at France’s Deauville Film Festival....
Trump set to ban flavored e-cigarettes
U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters on Wednesday that the country has a problem with vaping, and his top health official said the Food and...