Chinese copper buyers seek alternative metal sources as ramped up restrictions kick in
Chinese copper buyers are hunting for alternative sources of the commodity as ramped-up restrictions on imports of high-grade copper scrap kick in on Monday in the world’s top consumer of…
Abortion: U.S. lawmakers battle to repeal controversial global anti-abortion policy
Abortions rose by about 40% in aid-reliant African countries when President George W. Bush implemented a global anti-abortion policy, researchers said on Thursday, as U.S. lawmakers battle over a repeal…
Nigerian man dies in detention from hunger strike in Japan
Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzō Abe An unidentified Nigerian man has died in a Japanese immigration detention centre, bringing to an end a hunger strike an activist group said was…
Uber targets expansion in West African markets, in talks to begin boat service in Lagos
Global ride-hailing firm Uber Technologies Inc is in talks with regulators over plans to expand into two West African countries and provide a boat service in Nigerian megacity Lagos, a…
U.S. chip designer cleared of any misdoings in Huawei trade secrets case
A U.S. jury on Wednesday cleared California semiconductor designer CNEX Labs Inc of stealing trade secrets from Chinese electronics giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd while awarding CNEX no damages on…
Photo of drowned migrants trigger debate over Trump asylum policies
U.S President Donald Trump A harrowing photo of a Salvadoran migrant and his young daughter who drowned in the Rio Grande at the U.S.-Mexico border became the focus on Wednesday…
Mursi’s death raises concern over safety of other inmates
President Mursi The children of high-profile Egyptian Islamists detained in the same prison as former President Mohamed Mursi before his sudden death last week say they fear for their parents’…
FAA finds new flaw on grounded Boeing 737 MAX
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has identified a new risk that Boeing Co must address on its 737 MAX before the grounded jet can return to service, the agency…
Opioid use on the rise as tramadol crisis emerges in Africa – U.N. drug report
Synthetic opioid use is booming, the United Nations said on Wednesday in a worldwide drug report that showed deaths in the United States from overdoses still rising and a “crisis”…
Sudan court orders Zain to end military-ordered internet blackout – lawyer
Ousted Omar al-Bashir A Sudanese court ordered telecoms operator Zain Sudan on Sunday to restore internet services, a lawyer said, after they were severed nearly three weeks ago when security…