‘Hadestown’ storms the Tony Awards
A dark musical re-make of a Greek myth grabs the spotlight at Sunday’s Tony Awards show. “Hadestown” won eight awards, including best musical and best...
High times over for Swaziland cannabis farmers?
The decriminalization of cannabis in South Africa means the market there is set to explode. Growers in Swaziland, who depend on huge South African demand,...
Russia’s Olympic chief regrets IAAF extension of doping ban: TASS
Russian Olympic Committee chief Stanislav Pozdnyakov said on Monday he regretted the decision by global athletics governing body IAAF to extend a ban against Russia’s...
Employees sour on Tesla amid cost-cutting, layoffs
Tesla Inc’s rankings at two high-profile job websites have declined, suggesting that job dissatisfaction at the electric car company is intensifying amid layoffs, strategy shifts...
Opioid drugmaker Insys Therapeutics files for bankruptcy
Drugmaker Insys Therapeutics Inc filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday, about a week after agreeing to pay $225 million to settle a U.S....
Oil steady as fate of output pact unclear, U.S.-China trade war lingers
Oil prices steadied on Monday as major producers Saudi Arabia and Russia had yet to agree on extending an output-cutting deal and U.S.-China trade tensions...
Pebble Beach always delivers gripping U.S. Open drama
So beloved is Pebble Beach in the golf world that those not familiar with the sport’s history might assume it has been a traditional U.S....
Russian media, celebrities protest against investigative journalist’s drug bust
Three of Russia’s leading newspapers took the unusual step on Monday of publishing identical front page headlines to protest over what they suspect is the...
Dutch to repatriate two orphans from Syrian camp, government says
The Netherlands’ government on Monday confirmed it is repatriating two children of Dutch nationality from a Syrian war camp....
Kremlin says case of journalist accused of drug dealing raises questions
The Kremlin said on Monday that the detention of a Russian investigative journalist on drug dealing charges raised many questions and that it was following...