Brazil’s Bolsonaro offers his son the post of ambassador in Washington
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday he had invited his son Eduardo to become ambassador to the United States, underscoring his family’s influential role...
NZ defense force use controlled explosion to defuse hazardous chemical at biotech site
New Zealand’s defense force conducted a controlled explosion at a South Dunedin site owned by biotechnology company Blis Technologies Ltd on Friday after being called...
A Ford-Volkswagen alliance with Argo could redraw self-driving sector
An expanded alliance between Ford Motor Co and Volkswagen AG that includes a partnership in Ford self-driving unit Argo AI could redraw the balance of...
CannTrust suspends sales of cannabis products during Canada regulatory review
Canada-based medical cannabis company CannTrust Holdings Inc said on Thursday it suspended sales of cannabis products after the federal health regulator found the company sold...
Prosecutors say tests needed before Sri Lanka sterilization case can proceed
Sri Lankan prosecutors said on Thursday tests would be needed to establish whether a Muslim doctor had sterilized Buddhist patients, while there was no evidence...
Trump blasts Bitcoin, Facebook’s Libra, demands they face banking regulations
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday criticized Bitcoin, Facebook’s proposed Libra digital coin and other cryptocurrencies and demanded that companies seek a banking charter and...
Trump’s plan to have Guatemala absorb asylum seekers could face court challenge in Central America
Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales will travel to Washington next week to discuss migration, while five former senior officials went to court to block an agreement...
House Democrats seek briefing on Acosta’s role in Epstein plea deal
U.S. House Democrats on Thursday asked the Justice Department for a briefing on Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta’s decision to approve a 2007 plea deal for...
Storm Barry cuts half U.S. Gulf Coast oil output, flooding fears close coastal refinery
An intensifying tropical storm in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico on Thursday cut more than half the region’s oil output, with energy companies evacuating staff...
Tropical Storm Barry nears New Orleans, raising flood threat
Nervous New Orleans residents prepared to flee as Tropical Storm Barry closed in on Thursday, with forecasts of “extreme rain” and more flooding ahead of...