Blackstone-backed tech company, Bitfury team up on trade finance project
Mphasis Ltd, an Indian technology firm majority-owned by Blackstone Group LP, has teamed up with blockchain startup Bitfury to create either a digital token or...
A decade after the crash, Barclays bets again on bundling U.S. home loans
Ten years on from the global financial crisis caused by a crash in bonds tied to U.S. home loans, Britain’s Barclays is betting a return...
Iran Foreign Ministry: No prospect of negotiations with U.S.
Iran sees no prospect of negotiations with the United States, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Tuesday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said...
“Scariest” moment of my life: tornado survivor
Several tornadoes slammed into metro Dayton, Ohio Monday night leaving a trail of destruction but no reported deaths. Linda So reports....
Cannes winner ‘Parasite’ captures rich-poor gap through family: director
The South Korean director of “Parasite,” a darkly comic movie that won the top Palme d’Or prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, discusses his...
Austria’s Kurz leaves office, eyes return within months
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz left office on Tuesday after parliament voted out his conservative provisional government, blaming him in part for a political crisis triggered...
Corden to return to ‘Gavin & Stacey’ hit show with Christmas special
Actor and talk show host James Corden said on Tuesday he was returning to his British comedy television roots this Christmas, co-writing and starring in...
Malawi’s Mutharika narrowly wins presidential race with 38.57% of the vote
President Peter Mutharika won Malawi’s presidential election with 38.57% of votes, the electoral commission said on Monday, narrowly securing another five-year term after delays over...
Baku F1 considering charters for 2020 after soccer problems
Azerbaijan Grand Prix promoters are considering laying on charter flights for next year’s Formula One race after soccer fans struggled to reach Baku for Wednesday’s...
Merkel heir faces widespread criticism after proposal to regulate online opinion
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s heir apparent faced criticism from across Germany’s political spectrum on Tuesday after she called for rules about expressing online opinions before elections...
