The U.N.-chartered vessel MV Valsamitis is loaded to deliver 25,000 tons of Ukrainian wheat to Kenya and 5,000 tons to Ethiopia. It is pictured at the Black Sea port of Chornomorsk in February. Oleksandr Gimanov/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Oleksandr Gimanov/AFP via Getty Images The U.N.-chartered vesselContinue Reading
Brisbane, Australia CNN — The US State Department has approved Australia’s request to buy up to 220 long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles, making it only the second US ally to obtain the US-made weapon after the United Kingdom. According to a statement from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the deal willContinue Reading
A car is fueled with hydrogen at the Frankfurt Auto Show IAA in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, on September 13, 2017. TOBIAS SCHWARZ | AFP | Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk has a history of expressing strong opinions about hydrogen and hydrogen fuel cells. A few years ago, whenContinue Reading
Sudanese protest against the military coup that ousted government last month, in Khartoum, Sudan, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. Marwan Ali/AP hide caption toggle caption Marwan Ali/AP Sudanese protest against the military coup that ousted government last month, in Khartoum, Sudan, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. Marwan Ali/AP CAIRO — Sudan’s militaryContinue Reading
An Emirati man stands in front of a pipeline at the oil terminal of Fujairah during the inauguration ceremony of a dock for supertankers on September 21, 2016. Karim Sahib | AFP | Getty Images OPEC and its oil-producing allies have agreed to continue with their current output plan, decidingContinue Reading
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development on Friday announced a major breakthrough on corporate tax rates, after years of disagreement. The group of developed nations agreed to a global minimum corporate tax rate of 15%. This marks a huge shift for smaller economies, such as the Republic of Ireland,Continue Reading
On the same day former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard agreed to be extradited to the United States to face a charge of sex trafficking, police in Toronto announced their own charges ByThe Associated Press October 1, 2021, 9:14 PM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail thisContinue Reading
Westend61 | Westend61 | Getty Images LONDON — British software company Blue Prism said Tuesday it has agreed a deal to be taken over by private equity firm Vista Equity Partners for £1.1 billion ($1.5 billion) in cash. Blue Prism, which specializes in software robots that automate repetitive tasks, saidContinue Reading
new video loaded: Detained Huawei Executive Speaks After U.S. Agrees to Her Release transcript Back transcript Detained Huawei Executive Speaks After U.S. Agrees to Her Release Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies, spoke outside a courthouse in Vancouver, British Columbia, after the U.S. agreed to allow her toContinue Reading
For more than 1,000 days, the two Canadians were held in China in separate prisons, accused of espionage, without evidence, and forced to go months without visits from diplomats. The two men — Mr. Kovrig, a former diplomat, and Mr. Spavor, an entrepreneur — were once relatively low-profile expatriates workingContinue Reading