Amazon Highlights Taxes Paid In Pushback Against Critics
Amazon said Friday it paid more than $1 billion in US federal income taxes in 2019 as it pushed back…
Thunberg Puts Africa’s Climate Activists In Spotlight
After a racism debate in Davos on the invisibility of African climate activists, Greta Thunberg held a press conference Friday…
Apple Takes Smartphone Sales Crown From Samsung
Apple was the top smartphone seller in the final quarter of last year, seizing the crown from Samsung, according to…
Rennes Sign World Champion Nzonzi For European Push
Rennes, a surprising third in French Ligue 1, invested in their Champions League push when they took World Cup winner…
Hong Kong: Virus Fears Spark Long Mask Queues
Long queues form at pharmacies and crowds of panic-buyers strip supermarket shelves in Hong Kong as fears spread through the…
Moonstruck: Japan Billionaire Cancels Hunt For Lunar Love
A Japanese billionaire who launched a public search for a girlfriend willing to join him on a trip into space…
Mitsubishi Motors Denies Emissions Test Fraud
Mitsubishi Motors denied Thursday equipping engines with devices to make them appear less polluting, after raids by prosecutors in Germany…
Fugitive Giraffe Found Dead In Thai Canal
A giraffe whose daring escape from convoy en route to a Thai breeding station won hearts online was found dead…
US Economic Growth Slowed In 2019, Hit By Trade Wars
The US economy in 2019 expanded by the slowest rate since President Donald Trump took office as worsening trade friction…
Reward Offered For Plucking Tyre Off Giant Croc’s Neck
Indonesian authorities are offering a reward to anyone who can rescue a saltwater crocodile with a motorbike tyre stuck around…
US Plans To Relax Restrictions On Landmines
The US government plans to relax restrictions on the army’s use of anti-personnel mines, reversing an Obama-era commitment that more…
Mexican Conservationist Found Dead Two Weeks Later
A Mexican conservationist known for championing the protection of monarch butterflies was found dead two weeks after his disappearance, authorities…