Spain’s Sanchez heads for confirmation vote without key support
Spain’s acting prime minister Pedro Sanchez looked all but certain to fail in a parliamentary confirmation vote later on Thursday after coalition talks with far-left...
Hot weather cuts French nuclear generation
Scorching temperatures across Europe coupled with prolonged dry weather has reduced French nuclear power generation by around 5.2 gigawatts (GW) or 8%, French power grid...
Russia’s Sberbank and Mail.ru to form JV in taxis, food
Russia’s Sberbank and internet firm Mail.ru said on Thursday they had signed a letter of intent to launch a joint platform in taxi services and...
Sudan arrests top general, officers over foiled coup – News24
Sudan arrests top general, officers over foiled coup News24 Sudan’s military said Wednesday it had arrested a top general and several others over a foiled coup...
PSEG to shut most fossil power plants by 2046 to cut carbon emissions
New Jersey energy company Public Service Enterprise Group Inc plans to shut all but three of its fossil fuel-fired power plants in a bid to...
ECB prepares some sub-zero relief for wilting Europe
Euro and bond yields wilted on Thursday as a slump in German business confidence piled the pressure on the European Central Bank to push interest...
Puerto Rico governor resigns after mass protests
After nearly two weeks of mass protests, Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló says he will step down. Rosselló stirred anger in the U.S. territory after...
Nuclear talks in doubt as North Korea tests missiles, envoy cancels trip
North Korea test-fired two new short-range missiles on Thursday, South Korean officials said, the first such launch since leader North Korean leader Kim Jong Un...
Salesforce expands footprint into China with Alibaba partnership
Salesforce.com Inc said on Wednesday it will partner with Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd , as the U.S. cloud-based service provider looks to...
Facebook removes fake accounts from Thailand, Russia, Ukraine, Honduras
Facebook Inc said on Thursday it had erased over 1,800 accounts and pages from Thailand, Russia, Ukraine and Honduras, its latest move to counter deceptive...