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LONDON Five decades since it heralded a transformation in the way people obtained and used cash, the world’s first ATM was turned into gold for celebrations of its fiftieth anniversary. …
Read MoreCHICAGO Three current or former officers from the Chicago Police Department were indicted on Tuesday on state felony charges for their roles in attempting to cover up the shooting death …
Read MoreWASHINGTON Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Tuesday that there would be no negotiations over demands by the kingdom and other Arab states for Qatar to stop supporting terrorism. …
Read MoreBy David Shepardson | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Republicans and Democrats in Congress sparred on Tuesday over U.S. states setting rules for testing and deployment of self-driving cars and a proposal to …
Read MoreWall Street was lower in early afternoon trading on Tuesday as technology stocks continued to slide while investors focused on Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen’s talk in London. The technology …
Read MoreBy Jack Stubbs and Pavel Polityuk | MOSCOW/KIEV MOSCOW/KIEV A ransomware attack hit computers across the world on Tuesday, taking out servers at Russia’s biggest oil company, disrupting operations at …
Read MoreBy Fumbuka Ng’wanakilala | DAR ES SALAAM DAR ES SALAAM Tanzania said on Tuesday it plans to build a long-delayed 2,100-megawatt hydroelectric plant in a World Heritage site renowned for …
Read MoreBy Steve Gorman | LOS ANGELES LOS ANGELES Drifting throngs of jelly-like, glowing organisms native to tropical seas far from shore have invaded Pacific coastal waters from Southern California to …
Read MoreBy Lawrence Hurley | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s bid to revive a state statute legalizing sports betting that …
Read MoreMusic streaming service Pandora Media Inc said Tim Westergren was stepping down as its chief executive. Westergren, who co-founded Pandora in 2000, served as its CEO and president from May …
Read MoreKIEV A colonel in Ukraine’s military intelligence was killed by a car bomb in central Kiev on Tuesday, the defense ministry said, describing the incident as a “terrorist act”. Police …
Read MoreBy Guy Faulconbridge and Kate Holton | LONDON LONDON Prime Minister Theresa May struck a deal on Monday to prop up her minority government by agreeing to at least 1 …
Read MoreOklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook put the finishing touch on a magical season by being named the Most Valuable Player of the 2016-17 campaign on Monday at the …
Read MoreBy Christian Shepherd | BEIJING BEIJING Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist Liu Xiaobo’s liver cancer is beyond treatment by surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy, Liu’s wife said in a video, as worries …
Read MoreBy Steve Friess | DETROIT DETROIT A federal judge halted late on Monday the deportation of all Iraqi nationals detained during immigration sweeps across the United States this month until …
Read MoreBy Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed a victory to President Donald Trump by reviving parts of a travel ban on …
Read MoreBy Jeff Mason and John Walcott | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON The White House warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday that he and his military would “pay a heavy price” if …
Read MoreBy Naveen Thukral | SINGAPORE SINGAPORE Crude oil futures rose for a fourth consecutive session on Tuesday as investors covered short positions, though worries over a festering supply glut kept …
Read MoreBy Shinichi Saoshiro | TOKYO TOKYO Japanese stocks edged towards two-year highs on Tuesday as exporters benefited from dollar strength, with investors expecting comments from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen …
Read MoreU.S. wireless carrier Sprint Corp (S.N) is in talks with Charter Communications Inc (CHTR.O) and Comcast Corp (CMCSA.O) about a partnership to boost the two U.S. cable companies’ wireless offerings, …
Read MoreBy Estelle Shirbon | LONDON LONDON Twenty years to the day after the first book in the Harry Potter series was published, fans gathered online and in the real world …
Read MoreBy Yasmeen Abutaleb and Susan Cornwell | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Twenty-two million Americans would lose insurance over the next decade under the U.S. Senate Republican healthcare bill, a nonpartisan congressional office …
Read MoreBy Alison Williams | LONDON LONDON Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have shared the grand slam spoils this year and it would take a hard heart not to hope for …
Read MoreBy Karolos Grohmann | BERLIN BERLIN When Wimbledon got underway 25 years ago the reigning men’s and women’s champions were German but since then the country, once a tennis powerhouse, …
Read MoreBy Steve Holland and David Brunnstrom | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump urged Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to do more to relax Indian trade barriers on Monday during …
Read MoreBy Brad Brooks and Ricardo Brito | BRASILIA BRASILIA Brazil’s top federal prosecutor charged President Michel Temer with taking multimillion-dollar bribes on Monday in a stinging blow to the unpopular …
Read MoreSHANGHAI China has launched five pilot zones to promote “green finance” and help pay for a war on pollution that is expected to cost at least 3 trillion yuan ($440 …
Read MoreBy Sinead Carew and Jan Wolfe | NEW YORK NEW YORK Arconic Inc (ARNC.N) said on Monday it will stop global sales of plastic-filled aluminium cladding panels for use in …
Read MoreBy Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON In less than three months, President Donald Trump’s nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice Neil Gorsuch, is already staking out …
Read MoreDozens of companies, including Alphabet Inc’s Google, Microsoft Corp, CBS Corp and Viacom Inc urged a federal appeals court on Monday to rule that a law banning sex discrimination in …
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