Ed Sheeran Deletes His Twitter Account
The singer said earlier this month that he wasn’t going to read anything on the social network anymore – but now he’s gone one step further. The latest move comes after he had a brief cameo...
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Reckitt Sells Sauces Business To McCormick For $4.2 Bn
British consumer health giant Reckitt Benckiser has agreed to offload its sauces division to US spicemaker McCormick for $4.2 billion (3.6 billion euros), the groups said Wednesday. "Reckitt...
Chinese Activist Questions Arrest In Ivanka Trump Factory Probe
Labour activist Hua Haifeng had avoided legal trouble in his 14 years investigating companies in China, but that changed after he looked into a factory that made shoes for Ivanka Trump's brand. Hua...
Surf’s Up! N. Korea Tourism Agency Tries To Woo Foreigners
North Korea's tourism agency has launched a website offering holiday options ranging from surfing to rice planting, despite strong US warnings to avoid travel to a nation where several trips have...
Trump and Putin Had Another, Undisclosed Conversation At G20
Trump and Putin had another, undisclosed conversation at G20 US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, had another, previously undisclosed conversation at this month’s...
‘Despacito’ Declared Most Streamed Song Ever
Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi's "Despacito," whose reggaeton beat has swept the globe, on Wednesday was named the most streamed song of all time. The song's label, Universal Music Latin...
Nigeria and the Hunt For Oil In Boko Haram’s Heartland
Nigeria is reviving its search for oil in the country's conflict-riven northeast, aided by China and emboldened by gains made against Boko Haram. President Muhammadu Buhari's government is exploring...
China Boxing Star Zou Primed For Biggest Battle Yet
He is a two-time Olympic gold medallist and reigning world champion, but Chinese boxing star Zou Shiming is eyeing an even greater prize: making the sport big in his homeland. The 36-year-old defends...
Foreign Food Chains Brave Risks For A Bite of Iran
For years, Iranians have had to put up with the likes of "Mash Donalds" and "Pizza Hat". Now real Western food franchises have finally arrived, but doing business in Iran is not for the...
Rwanda’s Essential Oils Offer Big Profits From Little Land
Inside a metal shed in southeastern Rwanda, Nicholas Hitimana brandished a plastic container holding a green liquid: geranium essential oil, freshly distilled and ready for export at more than $200...
Big Names In Fight For Form Coming Into British Open
While uncertainty surrounds the form of leading names such as Dustin Johnson and Rory McIlroy, the British Open begins at Royal Birkdale on Thursday with a plethora of players hopeful of winning the...
Dollar Struggles In Asia As Hong Kong Gains For Eighth Day
The dollar's travails extended into Wednesday as Donald Trump faces a battle to push through his much-vaunted economic agenda, while Hong Kong was the stand-out Asian equity market, rising for an...
Trump Lays Blame As US Health Care Reform Bid Collapses
An angry President Donald Trump railed Tuesday against dissenters in his party who dashed his months-long effort to dismantle his predecessor's landmark health care law, as moderates balked at...
Master Director of the Lethal Female
Long before he was the auteur behind some of the most spectacular, extravagant action movies ever made, Luc Besson was a young boy in love with a comic book character. He first encountered Laureline,...
After Six Chaotic Months, Can Trump Save His Presidency?
Donald Trump's first six months in the White House have been a riot of scandal, chaos and outrage that -- absent a major course correction -- could spell doom for his entire administration. All US...
US Seeks To Smooth Trade Relations With China In Talks
After riding a wave of anti-trade feeling to the White House, the Trump administration is taking a more traditional approach to resolving issues with China: a formal structure of talks that makes...
‘Loud Sound’ Prior To US Police Shooting Australian Woman
Police in the US state of Minnesota were startled by a loud sound prior to shooting an Australian woman who had called them to report a possible assault, investigators revealed on Tuesday. The state...
Trump Taps Jon Huntsman As US Ambassador To Russia
President Donald Trump has tapped veteran diplomat and former Utah governor Jon Huntsman as ambassador to Russia, the White House said Tuesday. The announcement came amid swirling controversy and...
Microsoft Cloud To Help Baidu Self-Driving Car Effort
Microsoft's cloud computing platform will be used outside China for collaboration by members of a self-driving car alliance formed by Chinese internet search giant Baidu, the companies announced on...
More Than 100 MILLION Americans Have Diabetes, Report Reveals
Almost a third of the US population - 100 million people - either has diabetes or pre-diabetes, a new federal report has revealed. Diabetes is a serious disease that doubles the risk of early death....