Stocks hit record ahead of U.S.-China trade deal, dollar gains
By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bond yields edged higher while a gauge of global equity markets hit a record high on Monday, lifted by optimism over the planned … Read More
Lebanon regains vote at United Nations after making payment
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Lebanon has regained its full voting rights at the United Nations after paying part of what it owes the world body, U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said … Read More
France, West Africa to unite forces in fight against Islamist militants
By John Irish and Marine Pennetier PARIS (Reuters) – France and five West African states agreed on Monday to combine their military forces under one command structure to fight a … Read More
Brazil cancels Davos trip for President Bolsonaro, citing security
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has canceled a planned trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos this year, presidential spokesman Otavio Rego Barros told reporters on Wednesday. … Read More
Oldest stuff on Earth found inside meteorite that hit Australia
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A meteorite that crashed into rural southeastern Australia in a fireball in 1969 contained the oldest material ever found on Earth, stardust that predated … Read More
Obamas’ production company lands Oscar nod for documentary ‘American Factory’
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company scored an Oscar nomination on Monday for “American Factory,” a documentary that chronicled what happened to workers when a Chinese … Read More
Amazon to ramp up counterfeit reporting to law enforcement
By Jeffrey Dastin (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc is planning to give more data on counterfeit goods to law enforcement in a further crackdown on fakes listed on its e-commerce sites, … Read More
France’s Macron to press West African leaders over Sahel insurgency
By John Irish and Marine Pennetier PARIS (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron will press five West African leaders on Monday to denounce anti-French sentiment in their countries over Paris’s handling … Read More
Political vacuum in Haiti could let president rule single-handedly
By Stefanie Eschenbacher and Andre Paultre PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Haitian President Jovenel Moise could be ruling by decree later this week, a scenario he said would help break the Caribbean … Read More
Fed on hold, but will financial risks matter?
By Howard Schneider and Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) – U.S. Federal Reserve officials may be in broad agreement that interest rates are unlikely to change soon, but they differed Monday on … Read More