Trade war, Italy and Brexit worries drive Europe lower
Trade war worries and the prospect of early elections in Italy and Britain hit European markets on Friday, while the week’s search for safety left...
‘Democracy now’: Protesters stage sit-in at Hong Kong airport
Demonstrators crowded the arrivals hall at Hong Kong airport on Friday, handing out anti-government leaflets and waving banners in a dozen languages in a bid...
World Food Programme to resume food aid in Yemen’s Sanaa
The World Food Programme said on Friday it is resuming food distributions next week for 850,000 people in Yemen’s capital Sanaa after a two-month halt...
Russia accuses U.S. of meddling over publication of protest map
Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Friday accused the U.S. Embassy of meddling in Russia’s internal affairs for having published a map on social media showing the...
Bayer soars on report of proposed $8 billion Roundup settlement
Bayer shares soared as much as 11% on Friday on a report that the German company has proposed to pay up to $8 billion to...
Tunisian PM Chahed submits bid to run for president
Tunisia’s Prime Minister Youssef Chahed, leader of the secular Tahya Tounes party, on Friday submitted his candidacy for the presidential election expected next month, making...
Kyrgyz ex-president Atambayev charged with corruption
Kyrgyz former president Almazbek Atambayev has been charged with corruption over his alleged role in the release of a convicted criminal, Atambayev’s lawyer said on...
Yemen’s Houthi group says senior official from the Houthi family killed: Masirah TV
Yemen’s Houthi movement said on Friday that a senior member of the Houthi family had been “assassinated”, according to the group’s Al-Masirah TV....
Malaysia files criminal charges against 17 Goldman Sachs executives
Malaysia filed criminal charges on Friday against 17 current and former directors at subsidiaries of Goldman Sachs Group Inc following an investigation into a multi-billion-dollar...
Explainer: How does China manage the yuan, and what is its real value?
The U.S. government’s decision to label China a currency manipulator after Beijing allowed the yuan to weaken past the symbolic 7-per-dollar level has raised questions...