Blackstone chief donates $150 million to Oxford University
The head of private equity firm Blackstone has pledged $150 million to Oxford University, the biggest single donation in its history, to fund a center...
Physical un-fitness linked with depression, anxiety in middle-aged women
(Reuters Health) – Mid-life women with weak upper and lower body fitness may be more prone to depression and anxiety, a study from Singapore suggests....
Ex-Trump aide Hicks to testify behind closed doors to U.S. House investigators
Hope Hicks, once a close aide and communications director for President Donald Trump, will become on Wednesday the first member of his inner circle to...
Air strike hits warehouse co-owned by Italy’s ENI in Libya
A storehouse belonging to Libya’s Mellitah Oil & Gas, a joint-venture between the National Oil Corporation (NOC) and Italy’s ENI, was damaged in an air...
UK’s Corbyn to back second Brexit referendum: The Times
British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn will back a move on Wednesday for Labour party to change its Brexit policy and support a second referendum in...
Rockets land near Iraqi base hosting U.S. personnel in Mosul: sources
A rocket landed near an Iraqi military base hosting U.S. forces in the northern city of Mosul late on Tuesday, an Iraqi military statement said,...
U.S. lawmaker calls for Facebook to pause cryptocurrency project
A leading U.S. House lawmaker on Tuesday called on Facebook Inc to halt development on its new cryptocurrency and for company executives to testify before...
Puerto Rico board asks court for more time on members’ appointments
Puerto Rico’s federally created financial oversight board asked a federal appeals court on Tuesday to extend a July 15 deadline for its members to be...
Trump pressures Fed’s Powell: ‘Let’s see what he does’
President Donald Trump on Tuesday kept up pressure on the head of the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates, following a report that White House...
Marta on the spot as Brazil through with 1-0 win against Italy
Marta’s second-half penalty sent Brazil into the last 16 of the women’s World Cup with a 1-0 win against Italy on Tuesday that ensured they...