Oil gains on prospect of U.S. interest rate cut
Oil prices rose on Monday as the prospect of an expected interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve overshadowed pessimism over U.S.-China trade talks...
Renewed unrest grips Bahrain after authorities execute activists
Protests broke out in Bahrain after the execution of two Shi’ite Muslim activists on terrorism-related charges revived tensions over the weekend in the Sunni-led kingdom,...
British PM Johnson: We need a new trade deal with EU
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said there was every chance of striking a new Brexit deal with the European Union and that he wanted a...
Inquiry closed into UK lawmaker who grabbed female protester
An inquiry into the conduct of a lawmaker from Britain’s Conservative Party, who bundled a female protester out of a bankers’ dinner, has closed after...
Truck crash adds to Renault’s bad weekend
Renault’s German Grand Prix weekend went from bad to worse on Monday when one of the team’s trucks crashed in Hungary while heading to Budapest...
Farmers protesting at trade deal vandalize office of Macron party lawmaker
Farmers protesting at a trade deal with Canada vandalized the office of a lawmaker from Emmanuel Macron’s LREM party on Monday in the latest example...
How one teen scooped millions playing Fortnite
American 16-year-old Kyle Giersdorf won $3 million on Sunday in the “Super Bowl” of online gaming, the Fortnite World Cup in Queens, New York. David...
Pfizer to merge generics unit with Mylan; seeks to sharpen cancer focus
Drugmaker Pfizer Inc has agreed to spin off its generic drugs business and combine it with Mylan , a move that leaves Pfizer with more...
Wall Street eases from record highs as Fed meeting looms
Wall Street’s main indexes opened below their record highs on Monday, in a muted start to a week likely to be dominated by the Federal...
Greece to overturn law that made universities no-go zone for police
Greece will propose legislation this week to scrap academic sanctuary, a law that was designed to protect protesting students and freedom of ideas but which...