U.S. economy slows in second quarter; consumer spending robust
The U.S. economy slowed in the second quarter, but the strongest growth in consumer spending in 4-1/2 years amid a strong labor market could further...
Wall Street set for gains after Chinese trade comments
Wall Street was set to open sharply higher on Thursday, as China sounded hopeful of a resolution to the long-standing trade dispute with the United...
Rotated Chinese troops ‘will defend Hong Kong prosperity’
China rotated troops in its People’s Liberation Army garrison in Hong Kong on Thursday, days before protesters planned to hold a march calling for full...
AbbVie terminates late-stage lung cancer trial
AbbVie Inc on Thursday said it will discontinue the late-stage trial testing its experimental treatment for a type of lung cancer after it failed to...
United States face tough task to retain world title
If the build-up to the men’s basketball World Cup in China is anything to go by, holders the United States face a daunting task to...
Brexit Is The Latest Blow To The British Pound, Once A Symbol Of Economic Might – NPR
Brexit Is The Latest Blow To The British Pound, Once A Symbol Of Economic Might NPR UK government asks Queen to suspend Parliament CNN Queen approves Johnson’s...
Hurricane Dorian intensifies as it heads toward US – CNN
Hurricane Dorian intensifies as it heads toward US CNN Puerto Ricans breathe a sigh of relief after Hurricane Dorian Washington Post Dorian inundates Martinique with rains washing...
Colombia’s FARC dissidents set to launch new offensive
A group of former rebels from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) said in a video posted overnight that they will launch a new...
Ukraine president proposes political novice Honcharuk as prime minister
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has proposed insider Oleksiy Honcharuk – a 35-year-old lawyer with little political experience – as prime minister, according to a parliamentary...
Aid agency takes in 51 wounded in Yemen fighting, 10 dead on arrival
The aid charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said it took in 51 wounded casualties during heavy fighting in the Yemeni city of Aden on Wednesday,...