N. Korea Likens Trump To Hitler
North Korea likened US President Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler on Tuesday in its latest diatribe amid high tensions over Pyongyang's military ambitions and ahead of a visit to Washington by the...
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US Imposes Second Round of Tariffs On Canadian Lumber
The United States slapped a new anti-dumping tax on Canadian softwood lumber, the latest escalation in a trade dispute that began with an initial set of duties on exports from America's northern...
Ex-NY Mayor Bloomberg To Grant $200 Mln To US Cities
Former New York mayor and billionaire philanthropist Michael Bloomberg announced Monday a $200 million plan Monday aiming to back inventive policies in American cities despite political tumult in...
US Supreme Court To Re-Hear Immigrant Detention Rights Case
The US Supreme Court said Monday that it would re-hear a case on the rights of detained immigrants, weighing whether they can be held indefinitely without being offered bail. The case could be...
Waymo Teams With Avis To Keep Self-Driving Cars Going
US car rental giant Avis Budget on Monday announced it will team up with Waymo on the self-driving cars being tested on Arizona roads. The rental company said it would provide support and maintenance...
Arconic Shares Fall On Scrutiny After Grenfell Tower Fire
Shares of US aluminum company Arconic tumbled Monday after it announced it would no longer sell cladding for high-rise buildings following the deadly Grenfell Tower fire in London this month....
Zoomlion Boss Named Man of the Year At 2017 EMY Awards
The founder and Executive Chairman of the Jospong Group of Companies Dr Joseph Siaw Agyepong has been awarded Man of The Year, Business(Magnate Award) at the second edition of the Exclusive Men of...
Government Websites In Ohio, Maryland Hacked With Pro-IS Messages
Several government websites in the US states of Ohio and Maryland had to be shut down Sunday after being hacked to display messages supporting the Islamic State group. Among the affected websites was...
Ohio Sites Hacked With IS Message
A number of government websites in the US state of Ohio, including that of Governor John Kasich, have been hacked to display a pro-IS message. It said President Donald Trump would be held accountable...
Chinese Court Convicts Australians In Crown Gambling Case
Nineteen current and former employees of Australia's Crown Resorts company pleaded guilty to gambling-related charges in a Chinese court on Monday, with three Australian staffers sentenced to...
Australia’s Crown Resorts Staff Face Trial In China
A Chinese court opened a trial on Monday for 19 current and former employees of Australia's Crown Resorts company who were charged with promoting gambling, including three Australians and a...
Successful SpaceX Launch Delivers Satellites Into Orbit
The American company SpaceX on Sunday successfully placed 10 satellites for the communications company Iridium into orbit using a Falcon 9 rocket. After launching as scheduled from the Vandenberg Air...
Chad Leader Says Glencore Oil Contract Was Irresponsible
Chad President Idriss Deby said Sunday his country had been "irresponsible" in striking oil for cash deals with Swiss commodities giant Glencore, given the subsequent slump in crude prices "We...
Court Says Ivanka Trump Must Testify In Knock-Off Shoes Suit
President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka must give testimony later this year in a lawsuit against her apparel company, which is accused of lifting designs from a celebrated Italian shoemaker, a US...
Soweto’s Urban Entrepreneurs Take On the World
At the back of Mandisa Zwane's typical yellow plaster-clad Soweto house is a bustling hive of activity set to a soundtrack of gospel music and crying babies that emanates from nearby. Every day the...
US Treasury Chief To Wed Scottish Actress In Glitzy DC Affair
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Scottish actress Louise Linton will marry Saturday in a glitzy Washington affair, with President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania set to be on hand to...
S. Koreans March To Protest US Missile Defence System
Thousands of protesters marched near the US embassy in Seoul on Saturday, accusing President Donald Trump of "forcing" South Korea to deploy a controversial American missile defence system opposed by...
Climate Change More Important Than Partisan Politics
Former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger urged people from both ends of the political spectrum to join a "crusade" to save the planet, after a Friday meeting with French President Emmanuel...
GM Reaches Settlement Over Faulty Ignition Switches
US auto giant General Motors has reached a settlement with hundreds of car owners in a lawsuit over faulty ignition switches linked to 100 deaths, the company's lawyers said Friday. In a letter to a...
“Trump Village” Unveiled In India Ahead of Modi US Visit
A rural Indian settlement with little electricity or running water renamed itself "Trump Village" on Friday in an unusual gesture to the American president ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's...