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At Facebook, public funds join push to remove Zuckerberg as chairman
Business
October 18, 2018
At Facebook, public funds join push to remove Zuckerberg as chairman
(Reuters) – Four major U.S. public funds that hold shares in Facebook Inc on Wednesday proposed removing Chief Executive Officer…
Exxon Mobil bets big on China LNG, sidesteps trade war
Business
October 18, 2018
Exxon Mobil bets big on China LNG, sidesteps trade war
HOUSTON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – In the middle of a Sino-U.S. trade war, the world’s largest publicly traded oil and gas company…
China not manipulating currency but lacks transparency, US says
Economy
October 18, 2018
China not manipulating currency but lacks transparency, US says
Washington on Wednesday again declined to call China a currency manipulator but said the yuan’s fall and Beijing’s exchange practices…
Iran calls U.S. efforts to cut its oil exports to zero ‘political bluff’
Middle East
October 17, 2018
Iran calls U.S. efforts to cut its oil exports to zero ‘political bluff’
GENEVA (Reuters) – Statements by the United States that it would reduce Iran’s oil exports to zero are a “political…
Mattis tours contaminated Vietnam War-era Agent Orange site
World
October 17, 2018
Mattis tours contaminated Vietnam War-era Agent Orange site
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis toured a former Agent Orange storage site in southern Vietnam on Wednesday, revisiting one of…
Rubio: No amount of money could ‘purchase back our credibility on human rights’ if US doesn’t take action after Khashoggi’s disappearance
Middle East
October 16, 2018
Rubio: No amount of money could ‘purchase back our credibility on human rights’ if US doesn’t take action after Khashoggi’s disappearance
Washington (CNN) ̶ Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio said the United States will lose its credibility on human rights if…
China admits to locking up Uyghurs, but defends Xinjiang crackdown
World
October 16, 2018
China admits to locking up Uyghurs, but defends Xinjiang crackdown
Hong Kong (CNN) ̶ China has fiercely defended an escalating crackdown in the far western province of Xinjiang as necessary…
Sears, the once-mighty US retailer, files for bankruptcy
World
October 16, 2018
Sears, the once-mighty US retailer, files for bankruptcy
Sears, an anchor of retail life for generations of Americans, filed for bankruptcy on Monday and said it was…
US defense chief Mattis says Trump is ‘100 percent’ with him
World
October 16, 2018
US defense chief Mattis says Trump is ‘100 percent’ with him
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said President Donald Trump has assured him of his full support, one day after…
North Korea slams US for ‘evil’ sanctions push
World
October 16, 2018
North Korea slams US for ‘evil’ sanctions push
North Korea’s state media on Tuesday slammed the United States for an “evil” attempt to maintain sanctions against Pyongyang,…