Senate approves four long-delayed tax treaties
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday approved long-delayed updates of tax treaties with Switzerland, Japan and Luxembourg, a day after ratifying a similar update of a...
Smaller cryptocurrencies feel pain as criticism of Facebook’s Libra grows
Bitcoin hasn’t been the only casualty of the backlash by the world’s major economic powers against Facebook’s plans for a cryptocurrency, with smaller digital coins...
Tutankhamun golden coffin under restoration for the first time
Experts have begun restoration work on the golden-plated coffin of Egypt’s boy-king Tutankhamun for the first time since the discovery of the tomb in 1922,...
Another $860 million recovered for Madoff customers in Kingate settlement: trustee
The court-appointed trustee liquidating Bernard Madoff’s firm on Wednesday said another $860 million may soon be returned to the swindler’s customers, under a settlement with...
Pelosi says she would like to have U.S. debt limit proposal on House floor by July 25
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday she would like to have a proposal on raising the U.S. debt ceiling on the...
Judge orders release of documents related to hush payments by Trump’s ex-lawyer
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the release of documents relating to hush-money payments by Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen to two women...
Paint makers reach $305 million settlement in California, ending marathon lead poisoning lawsuit
After a 19-year legal struggle, three former makers of lead paint have agreed to a $305 million settlement with California county and city governments to...
Breakingviews TV: Data shopper
Amazon.com is offering $10 to consumers who let it track their web browsing. It’s a cheap way to boost the e-commerce giant’s clout, but as...
Italian, U.S. police launch coordinated mafia crackdown
Italian and U.S. police have launched a coordinated crackdown against major crime families who were looking to rebuild their Mafia powerbase in Sicily, Italian investigators...
Secretary-General Saddened by Deadly Attack on Peacekeepers in Abyei – Sudan – Reliefweb
Secretary-General Saddened by Deadly Attack on Peacekeepers in Abyei – Sudan Reliefweb English News and Press Release on Sudan about Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding and Protection and...