Country Garden default talk swirls as offshore debt deadline passes
By Clare Jim and Xie Yu HONG KONG A Country Garden $15 million coupon payment deadline has expired
2023-10-18 21:45
France Will Push Firms Doing Buybacks to Share More With Workers
The French government will expand obligations for profit-sharing to include large companies conducting share buybacks, in a move
2023-10-18 21:19
Bloomberg Philanthropies launches $50 million fund to help cities tackle global issues
Bloomberg Philanthropies unveiled a $50 million initiative Wednesday to help cities address global issues, including climate change, by launching programs proven effective in other cities around the world
2023-10-18 21:17
US announces sanctions against a group of 10 Hamas members and financial network over Israel attack
The U.S. has announced sanctions against a group of 10 Hamas members and the Palestinian militant organization’s financial network in response to the surprise attack on Israel that killed more than 1,000 people
2023-10-18 21:17
Amazon will start testing drones that will drop prescriptions on your doorstep, literally
Amazon will soon make prescription drugs fall from the sky when the e-commerce giant becomes the latest company to test drone deliveries
2023-10-18 20:59
Nigerian police: Lagos blacksmith's illegal gun factory busted
A factory of a blacksmith was a cover for manufacturing and selling arms to criminals, police say.
2023-10-18 20:19
Stock market today: World shares edge lower while oil prices surge as Mideast tensions flare
Shares are mostly lower in Europe and Asia and oil prices have surged after an air strike on a hospital in Gaza triggered protests in many parts of the Middle East
2023-10-18 19:59
Greta Thunberg charged with public order offense in UK after arrest outside oil industry conference
Climate activist Greta Thunberg has been charged with a public order offense after being arrested at a demonstration against an oil industry conference in London
2023-10-18 19:48
Swift confirmation of new ambassador to Israel uncertain as Senate Republicans attack his involvement in Iran nuclear deal
President Joe Biden's pick for ambassador to Israel, former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, will face tough questions from Senate Republicans during his confirmation hearing Wednesday morning -- and some are already signaling that they may slow down consideration of his nomination on the Senate floor.
2023-10-18 19:28
A wrongfully convicted man who was exonerated after 16 years is shot and killed during traffic stop
A Florida man who was exonerated after serving more than 16 years for a crime he did not commit has been shot and killed by a deputy in Georgia during a traffic stop, according to a news release from the Georgia Bureau of Investigations.
2023-10-18 19:24
11-year-old De'Evan McFall dreamed of making it to the NFL. A stray bullet stopped that goal in its tracks
De'Evan is among more than 1,300 children and teens that have been killed by a gun in 2023 in the US, according to the Gun Violence Archive.
2023-10-18 18:53
Israel Latest: Biden Meets Netanyahu After Blast Stokes Tensions
US President Joe Biden suggested Israel wasn’t responsible for the deadly blast at a Gaza City hospital that
2023-10-18 18:48