Stena Bulk says spoke to seized tanker’s crew, all are safe and well
All 23 crew on a British-flagged tanker seized last week by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz are safe and well, the vessel’s Swedish operator...
Exclusive: Bearing brunt of trade war, Singapore chipmakers cut jobs
Caught between a Sino-U.S. trade war, political concerns over Chinese telecoms firm Huawei and slowing consumer demand, chipmakers in Singapore have started slowing production and...
French minister tells UK’s Johnson: you can’t ban our fisherman from your waters
France’s agriculture minister on Wednesday warned Britain’s incoming prime minister Boris Johnson against preventing French fishermen from fishing in British waters if Britain crashes out...
‘We used to suck the mercury into our mouth’
A Reuters investigation examines how surging demand for black market gold ore is quietly poisoning large swaths of Africa, a practice that also extends to...
Santos cleared to start shale drilling in Australia’s Northern Territory
Santos Ltd has won the first approval from Australia’s Northern Territory to resume shale drilling, nearly three years after the territory banned fracking amid concerns...
Britain’s Johnson to appoint his Brexit team
Boris Johnson will take office on Wednesday as British prime minister and will unveil the names of the team he has tasked with delivering Brexit...
UK foreign minister Hunt’s job in doubt: Sky
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt was offered the job of defense minister by incoming Prime Minister Boris Johnson but he turned it down, Sky reported....
U.S. security adviser Bolton meets South Korean officials, seeks stronger ties
U.S. national security adviser John Bolton met with South Korean officials on Wednesday to discuss major bilateral issues amid South Korea’s trade spat with Japan,...
Deutsche Telekom sets meeting as T-Mobile, Sprint deal nears approval: report
Deutsche Telekom has called a leadership meeting on Wednesday in expectation of U.S. regulatory approval of the proposed merger of its U.S. T-Mobile unit with...
China’s ByteDance ventures into AI-generated music with Jukedeck deal
China’s ByteDance is venturing into artificial-intelligence (AI) generated music, hiring the staff of a London-based start-up after buying some of its intellectual property assets, according...