Breakingviews TV: Mind the gap
Gender pay is a big issue on U.S. proxies this year. Alphabet is fighting a motion to report median male and female salaries, claiming it...
U.S. Navy says mine fragments suggest Iran behind Gulf tanker attack
The United States sought on Wednesday to bolster its case for isolating Iran over its nuclear and regional activities by displaying limpet mine fragments it...
New York nears passage of aggressive law to fight climate change
New York state lawmakers could pass as early as Wednesday one of the nation’s most ambitious plans to slow climate change by reducing greenhouse gas...
Kenyan court convicts three for aiding deadly Islamist attack on university
A Kenyan court on Wednesday convicted three people of terrorism-related offences for helping Somali Islamist militants carry out a 2015 attack on a university that killed...
EU summit draft conclusions back call for carbon neutrality by 2050
European Union leaders may agree to back going carbon neutral by 2050 on Thursday, according to language in the latest draft conclusions for their summit...
EU leaders converging on goal of zero carbon emissions in 2050
There is a growing number of European Union leaders who support the goal of making the EU economy neutral in terms of carbon emissions by...
More than a third of people in the Americas may have obstructive sleep apnea
(Reuters Health) – Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may affect as many as 37% of adults in North, Central and South America, according to a review...
China’s Xi is on his way to Pyongyang
China’s President Xi Jinping heads to Pyongyang this week holding out the prospect of fresh measures to support North Korea’s floundering, sanctions-bound economy, the first...
Wall St. cautious ahead of Fed policy statement
Wall Street’s main indexes took a pause on Wednesday, after a rally the previous day, as investors held back from making big bets ahead of...
IOC proposes Tokyo 2020 Games boxing plan without AIBA
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday thrashed out the plan for the boxing qualification and competition for next year’s Tokyo 2020 Olympics as it...