Majority of US CFOs think US trade policy negative for businesses: survey
Some 65 percent of US chief financial officers (CFOs) believe that US trade policy will be negative for their businesses over the next six months, a new survey released on…
US Congress panel demands internal records from 4 tech giants amid antitrust probe
The US House Judiciary Committee issued letters to Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google on Friday, demanding their internal communications, a move that has intensified the ongoing antitrust investigation over the…
US sanctions three state-sponsored DPRK hacking groups
The United States on Friday sanctioned three entities it accused of conducting cyber attacks on behalf of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) government to generate revenue for nuclear…
Brazilian hospital fire kills at least 11 elders
A fire engulfing a private hospital here on Thursday night has killed at least 11 people, all of whom were elderly patients, according to local authorities. Through an analysis of…
Trump says not to pick Pompeo as national security advisor
US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will not ask Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to assume a dual role of being his fourth national security advisor after the…
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Hong Kong police condemn knife attack on off-duty officer
HONG KONG - Hong Kong's Commissioner of Police Lo Wai-chung on Saturday strongly condemned the knife attack on an off-duty police officer, pledging a comprehensive investigation into the incident. The…
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At least 10 shot at school football game in US state of Alabama
WASHINGTON - At least 10 people aged between 15 and 18 were shot and injured late Friday after a high school football game in the US state of Alabama, according…
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U.S. business groups ask Trump for tariffs delay before holidays
A coalition of 161 manufacturers, farmers, retailers, natural gas and oil companies as well as other business groups of the United States, has signed a letter asking President Donald Trump…
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Red, red wine… could be good for digestive system
Time to raise a glass to better gut health? Scientists at King's College London have found that red wine drinkers have a greater diversity of bacteria in their digestive tracts,…
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Amazon fires a ‘tipping point’
Situation ‘very urgent’: top global forestry official The fires tearing through the Amazon represent a "tipping point" for the health of the rainforest, the head of a top global forestry…