Scientists question mass tree planting as climate change panacea
The potential for a global tree-planting drive to curb climate-change risks has been overestimated, scientists warned, flagging issues with maps and data used in a recent study and urging greater…
We have made progress in trade talks with U.S – Chinese vice foreign minister
China and the United States have achieved some progress in their trade talks, Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng said on Tuesday, and any problem could be resolved as long as…
Putin steps up drive to push for influence in Africa with broadside against West
President Vladimir Putin stepped up Russia’s push for influence in Africa days before he hosts a summit with African leaders, saying on Monday that Moscow could offer help without strings…
Global stocks gain on hopes for progress in trade war, Brexit
World shares nudged higher on Monday, as hopes for progress towards resolving the U.S.-China trade war and a belief that Britain will avoid a disorderly exit from the European Union…
Lion Air 737 MAX families set for crash report briefing
Indonesia plans to share a final report into a deadly Boeing Co 737 MAX crash with the families of victims on Wednesday, according to a spokesman for the country’s air…
Fallout from Trump’s trade wars felt by economies around the world
The collateral damage of the United States’ trade wars is being felt from the fjords of Iceland to the auto factories of Japan. Central bank governors and finance ministers traded…
U.S Treasury Secretary backs proposal to double IMF’s crisis fund
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Friday said he welcomes a proposal to double the size of the International Monetary Fund’s $250 billion crisis…
Boeing 737 MAX test pilot grappled with simulator flaws too
Boeing CEO, Muilenburg Dennis In newly released instant messages from 2016, a top Boeing Co 737 MAX test pilot tells a colleague that the jet’s MCAS flight control system…
WHO says Ebola concentrated in Congo mining area, still an int’l emergency
Ebola is infecting and killing people in a gold mining area of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, and the “complex and dangerous” outbreak still constitutes an international emergency, the World…
‘Stablecoins’ could hinder efforts to stamp out money laundering – global watchdog
The spread of crypto currencies such as Facebook’s Libra could have serious repercussions for worldwide efforts to detect and stamp out money laundering and terror financing, a global watchdog on…