NFL notebook: Falcons WR Jones in line for extension
The Atlanta Falcons are confident they will re-sign wide receiver Julio Jones to a new long-term extension before training camp begins next month, ESPN reported...
Is China’s electric dream in danger?
A once thriving electric vehicle industry in China is starting to feel the pinch from Beijing putting the breaks on its generous subsidy plans and...
Most SoftBank Vision Fund investors want to join second fund: CEO Son
Most investors in SoftBank Group Corp’s $100 billion Vision Fund want to join the group’s forthcoming second fund, founder and Chief Executive Masayoshi Son said...
Facebook’s cryptocurrency ambitions face privacy concerns, political backlash
Facebook Inc announced ambitious plans on Tuesday to launch a new global cryptocurrency called Libra, part of an effort to expand into digital payments that...
Xi firmly backs Pyongyang’s effort to solve Korea Peninsula issues: Rodong Sinmun
Chinese President Xi Jinping said in an op-ed in North Korean state newspaper Rodong Sinmun on Wednesday that China supports North Korea’s “correct direction” in...
Mexican president pitches universal internet in chat with Facebook’s Zuckerberg
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he spoke with Facebook Inc’s Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday, inviting the social media tycoon to partner with him...
MLB notebook: Umpires angered by Machado discipline
The Major League Baseball Umpires Association criticized the one-game suspension of San Diego Padres infielder Manny Machado, calling it “a slap in the face” and...
Leave EU by Oct. 31 or pay the price: Boris Johnson
Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson advanced on the prize of Britain’s top political job on Tuesday, winning 126 votes in the second round of a contest...
Trump launches re-election campaign, presents himself as outsider and victim
President Donald Trump formally launched his 2020 re-election campaign on Tuesday by presenting himself as the same political insurgent who shook up the Washington establishment...
Korean Air to buy 20 Boeing 787s, lease 10 more
Korean Air Lines Co Ltd said on Wednesday it will add 30 Boeing Co Dreamliner passenger jets to its fleet, including what it said would...