Explainer: Why Asia’s biggest economies are backing hydrogen fuel cell cars
TOKYO (Reuters) – China, Japan and South Korea have set ambitious targets to put millions of hydrogen-powered vehicles on their…
Hydrogen hurdles: a deadly blast hampers South Korea’s big fuel cell car bet
SEOUL (Reuters) – Aiming to cash in on a major push by South Korea to promote fuel cell vehicles, Sung…
Mexico tourism mostly unaffected by Thomas Cook closure: ministry
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The collapse of British travel firm Thomas Cook will not have a “significant impact” on Mexico’s…
Germany offers Thomas Cook’s Condor 380 million euro bridging loan
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany will guarantee a 380 million euro ($418.6 million)bridging loan for Condor, the German airline owned by…
About 45 Tunisian hotels affected by the collapse of Thomas Cook
TUNIS (Reuters) – About 45 hotels have been affected in Tunisia after the collapse of Thomas Cook, and the government…
As Thomas Cook customers return home, blame game begins
LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson and unions questioned the part played by Thomas Cook’s richly rewarded bosses…
Trump’s China trade rhetoric turns harsh at U.N., says won’t take ‘bad deal’
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump delivered a stinging rebuke to China’s trade practices on Tuesday at the…
Huawei CFO fighting U.S. extradition says her rights were violated
VANCOUVER (Reuters) – Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou returned to a Vancouver court on Tuesday as her lawyers argued…
An elementary school teacher carried a 10-year-old with spina bifida on a field trip so she didn’t have to miss out
Ryan King is a fourth-grader at Tully Elementary School just outside of Louisville, Kentucky. But because of her spina bifida,…
She was photographing surfers, but then something else caught her lens
A photographer captured the moment a man in distress was rescued from the ocean in North Carolina. CNN affiliate WTKR…
Football player collapses after scoring TD
A Florida high school football player with a rare condition is brain dead after collapsing during a game, his mother…
11-year-old girl charged with a hate crime after police say she beat up a 10-year-old
Three girls were involved in the assault on a school bus in Gouverneur, New York, about 100 miles north of…
2nd parent in college admissions scam sentenced to 4 months in prison
Devin Sloane, the founder and CEO of a provider of drinking water and wastewater systems, also must serve 500 hours…
Demi Moore reveals older man paid her mother for 'access' when she was 15
Actress Demi Moore alleges that she was sexually assaulted as a child. Her upcoming memoir touches on her troubled past,…
Big companies commit to slash emissions ahead of U.N. climate summit
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Almost 90 big companies in sectors from food to cement to telecommunications are pledging to slash…
SoftBank mulls bringing 40 companies to Brazil
FILE PHOTO: The logo of SoftBank Group Corp is displayed at the SoftBank World 2017 conference in Tokyo, Japan, July…
U.S. senators urge FDA to remove pod, cartridge-based e-cigarettes from market
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Friday urged federal regulators to immediately remove all pod and…
FDA proposes rule over record-keeping for vape makers
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday issued a proposed rule for e-cigarette makers, requiring them to…
U.S. scientists join effort to solve mysterious vaping-related illnesses
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The U.S. investigation into hundreds of cases of life-threatening lung illnesses related to vaping has turned up…
Congo to deploy second Ebola vaccine
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Health authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo said on Saturday that they plan…
M&S suffers fresh blow as finance chief quits
(Reuters) – Marks & Spencer Group Plc (MKS.L) said on Saturday its chief financial officer, Humphrey Singer, was stepping down…
Commerzbank planning to cut 4,300 jobs as part of strategic review
FILE PHOTO: A sign for an ATM of Commerzbank is seen next to the headquarters of Deutsche Bank (R) in…
Murder charges dropped for 5 teens whose accomplice was killed in alleged burglary attempt
Now prosecutors are dropping the murder charges against the five teens, the state’s attorney of Lake County, Illinois, said in…
A New York student was fatally stabbed while onlookers took a video of his suffering
Morris died from his wounds after being taken to the hospital, according to Detective Lt. Stephen Fitzpatrick of the Nassau…
Alberta to return C$1.3 million worth of pot products to CannTrust
(Reuters) – CannTrust Holdings Inc said on Thursday that Alberta government has decided to return C$1.3 million worth of sold…
U.S. House speaker: Drug pricing plan should be priority for White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – House Democrats’ plan to help lower the cost of medicines should be a priority for the White…
Handwashing beats sanitizer for killing flu virus on hands
(Reuters Health) – Health workers who use hand sanitizer between patients may be more likely to spread flu germs than…
Video games more often blamed when school shooters are white
(Reuters Health) – In the wake of school shootings, people are more likely to blame violent video games for the…
Neurotoxin may have caused diplomats’ illness in Cuba: study
HAVANA (Reuters) – Fumigation against mosquitoes in Cuba and not “sonic attacks” may have caused some 40 U.S. and Canadian…
Medicinal cannabis could bring in $6 billion a year for Colombia, government says
People attend the 1st forum of the Colombian Association of the Medical and Scientific Cannabis Industry “ASOCOLCANNA” in Bogota, Colombia…
Democratic presidential candidate Buttigieg unveils health plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg on Thursday unveiled his plan to reform the U.S. healthcare system by…
E-sniffer predicts non-responders to lung cancer immunotherapy
An electronic “nose” that detects chemicals in the breath of lung cancer patients may help distinguish between those who will…
Patients, doctors may not share priorities for chronic diseases
Patients and doctors often have different views about which chronic health conditions are their top priorities, suggests a study in…
Trump signs order aimed at development of better flu vaccines
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump walks to address the media before boarding Marine One for a trip to New…
Republican, Democratic lawmakers launch caucus to ‘End the Youth Vaping Epidemic’
FILE PHOTO: Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) speaks to reporters as he arrives for a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington,…
Trump says he likes a Republican drug bill after Democratic alternative unveiled
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One as he departs Washington for travel to New Mexico from…
Unsafe sex: Argentina crisis deflates condom sales as costs rise
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – In South America’s capital of romance, Argentine lovers are cutting back on one important cost: contraception.…
U.S. Speaker Pelosi unveils drug price plan, Trump welcomes it
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat, proposed legislation on Thursday to let the federal government negotiate…
Trian and P&G highlight activist-corporate collaboration after ‘fog of war’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Eighteen months after officially burying the hatchet in one of America’s most bitter proxy contests, Procter…
Mediaset strikes deal to fend off Vivendi’s withdrawal risk
FILE PHOTO: The Mediaset tower is seen in Cologno Monzese neighbourhood Milan, Italy, April 7, 2016. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini MILAN (Reuters)…
Shares edge up after Fed rate cut, oil prices gain
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global equity performance edged higher on Thursday, a day after the Federal Reserve…
Military strike against Iran would result in ‘all-out war’: Zarif
DUBAI (Reuters) – Any U.S. or Saudi military strike against Iran would bring “all-out war”, Tehran said on Thursday, keeping…
Beyond Meat names former Tesla executive as COO
FILE PHOTO: A giant digital display shows Beyond Meat (BYND) listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange during the company’s IPO…
France’s CNP and Brazil’s Caixa seal $1.7 billion insurance deal
FILE PHOTO: A view shows the company logo of Caixa Economica Federal bank in downtown Rio de Janeiro August 20,…
Factbox: Tariffs in place or planned for nearly all goods traded by U.S. and China
(Reuters) – U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators are meeting in Washington this week to find ways to defuse a trade…
Wall Street mixed as Microsoft climbs and Apple dips
(Reuters) – Wall Street ended mixed on Thursday, with a gain in Microsoft offsetting a dip in Apple, a day…
House Democrats ask if Trump interfered in DOJ automaker antitrust probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two U.S. Democratic lawmakers on Thursday asked the White House to turn over documents that would show…
Burger King scraps plastic toys in children’s meals, launches amnesty
(Reuters) – Burger King will stop handing out plastic toys in its children’s meals and said on Thursday it was…
Unsafe sex: Argentina crisis deflates condom sales as costs rise
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – In South America’s capital of romance, Argentine lovers are cutting back on one important cost: contraception.…
U.S. stock exchange competition to heat up in 2020 with new entrants
NEW YORK (Reuters) – At least three new U.S. stock exchanges are expected in 2020, executives from the companies said…
Explainer: U.S.-China trade talks – where they are and what’s at stake
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senior U.S. and Chinese officials are meeting in Washington on Thursday and Friday in an attempt to…
Electric vehicle startup Rivian gets a jolt from big Amazon.com van order
DETROIT (Reuters) – Electric vehicle startup Rivian Automotive LLC got a big boost from one of its investors on Thursday…
Huawei talks up own apps with Mate 30 challenge to Apple, Samsung
MUNICH (Reuters) – Huawei unveiled its new smartphones to challenge Apple’s (AAPL.O) iPhone 11 on Thursday, talking up slick design…
Shares of Ping Identity jump 25% in U.S. market debut
Ping CEO Andre Durand celebrates the IPO of Ping on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New…
Embattled Facebook CEO Zuckerberg seeks to mend fences in Washington
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is meeting with lawmakers on Capitol Hill for a second day on Thursday…
Tech investors: No broad lessons seen in WeWork valuation drama
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two top technology investors cautioned against drawing broadconclusions about the valuation of private companies from questions…
Saudi attacks rattle shippers’ plan to switch fuels
LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Refinery outages in Saudi Arabia following weekend attacks on its oil facilities could deal a blow…
Trump adviser says U.S. president ready to escalate trade war if no deal agreed soon: SCMP
(Reuters) – A trade adviser to Donald Trump has said the U.S. president is ready to escalate the ongoing trade…