Archive for the August 31, 2019
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Japanese and African leaders Friday stressed the importance of "affordable" investment in the continent, in an apparent swipe at China whose Belt and Road policy has been accused of saddling poor countries with debt. A
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Haiti's long-suffering population has faced an extra burden for more than a week: closed service stations and lines of motorists hoping to buy even a few drops of petrol during a fuel shortage that's getting
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The US Treasury on Friday announced penalties against Taiwanese and Hong Kong shipping firms it says are helping North Korea circumvent United Nations sanctions on Pyongyang's oil exports and imports. The companies are helping North
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US consumer spending increased solidly in July as households bought a range of goods and services, which could further allay financial market fears of a recession, but the strong pace of consumption is unlikely to
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Inflation in the eurozone remained at a low 1.0 percent in August, official data showed Friday, heaping pressure on the European Central Bank to reboot its controversial economic stimulus. The data from EU's Eurostat agency
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President Donald Trump on Friday denied his trade wars were harming the US economy, instead lashing out the Federal Reserve and poorly run American companies. The Twitter outburst came just two days before Washington is
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Reigning Wimbledon champion Simona Halep crashed out in the US Open second round Thursday with a 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) loss to American world number 116 Taylor Townsend. Fourth seed Halep suffered a third straight
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Czech third seed Karolina Pliskova, chasing her first Grand Slam title, advanced to the fourth round of the US Open on Friday by outlasting Tunisia's Ons Jabeur 6-1, 4-6, 6-4. Pliskova, the 2016 US Open
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Fifteen-year-old American sensation Coco Gauff set up an eye-catching US Open showdown with defending champion Naomi Osaka while Rafael Nadal's path to the title eased further Thursday as he received a walkover into the third
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Pacer Shaheen Afridi has been ruled out of further participation in the pre-season camp after being diagnosed for dengue fever, it was announced by the PCB. Shaheen was admitted in a local hospital yesterday and
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