Frenzied debut of China’s Nasdaq-style board adds $44 bln in market cap
Trading on China’s new Nasdaq-style board for homegrown tech firms hit fever pitch on Monday, with shares up as much as 520% in a wild...
Puerto Rico governor won’t seek re-election
Puerto Rico’s governor says he won’t seek re-election, but he’s refused to resign. The island is bracing for more protests demanding he step down over...
Indonesia plans cloud seeding to avoid crop failure
Indonesia is preparing to carry out cloud seeding in an effort to trigger rainfall to prevent harvest failure and forest fire, the disaster mitigation agency’s...
Thai farmers asked to delay rice planting as drought bites
The Thai government has asked farmers to delay planting rice because of drought and the pumping of water from reservoirs for irrigation threatens household supplies,...
U.S. NHC says 30% chance of tropical cyclone over northwest Bahamas
A trough of low pressure located over the northwest Bahamas and the adjacent waters has a 30% chance of becoming a tropical cyclone in the...
Democratic candidate Warren sees U.S. economic downturn; urges quick steps
Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren on Monday warned of “serious” signs that the U.S. economy could skid into a downturn either this year or next,...
Peaty wins third consecutive 100m breaststroke world title
Briton Adam Peaty won his third consecutive 100 meters breaststroke world title on Monday....
Canada’s MacNeil stuns Sjostrom in women’s 100 butterfly
Canada’s Margaret MacNeil won the women’s 100 meters butterfly world crown in Gwangju on Monday to deny Sarah Sjostrom a fifth title in the event....
China’s ByteDance plans to set up data center in India
China’s ByteDance said it plans to open a data center in India, where it is facing concerns about consumer privacy and demands for a ban...
Senegal’s soccer stars get a presidential welcome home
Despite losing in the AFCON final on Friday, Senegal’s “Lions of Teranga” received a warm welcome in Dakar, where thousands of fans thronged the streets...