Trump's tariffs on European wine and cheese look to dash holiday hopes of small U.S. retailers
The tariffs the Trump administration is about to impose on wine, liquor and cheese from Europe couldn't come at a worse time for small retailers. "It's kind of scary in the sense that we're getting to the holiday season," says Joseph Kakos, owner of Kakos ...
Southwest Airlines Co.'s pilots don't expect to see Boeing Co.'s 737 Max resume flights until February "at least," given work still to be done in a process fraught with safety concerns and politics. That's well beyond the Jan. 6 date the carrier has set for ...
Facebook CEO to appear before Congress on contentious digital currency plan
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will appear before Congress this month as the tech giant is under pressure from lawmakers and regulators over its massive market power and record of privacy breaches. Rep. Maxine Waters, the California Democrat who heads the House Financial Services Committee, announced ...
Europeans fear Islamic State comeback after Trump quits Syria, including prisoners held by Kurds
European powers on Monday warned against a threatened Turkish offensive in northern Syria, saying the move, which has been facilitated by a U.S. pullout, would boost the Islamic State group and spark a new refugee crisis. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has long threatened that ...
As number of growers declines, Ehime company promotes 'queen of bonsai' exports to Europe
Bonsai growers in western Japan are trying to boost exports of a tree known as the "queen of bonsai" for the elegance of its leaves and trunk, mainly to Europe, to establish a global brand and revitalize the regional economy. In August, 12 suppliers in ...
Syria's Kurds on Wednesday handed over to Austria two orphaned toddlers linked to the Islamic State group, an official said, in the first such repatriation to the European country. "Two orphan brothers were handed over today to a representative of the Austrian foreign ministry," said ...
Twitter in midst of fixing outage that hit thousands globally
Twitter Inc. said it was in the process of fixing a worldwide outage on its microblogging website and dashboard management platform TweetDeck, which had affected thousands of users for several hours on Wednesday. "The issue is just about fixed. You should be able to access ...
Hurricane Lorenzo powered across the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday, lashing the Azores with heavy rains, powerful winds and high waves and significantly damaging one island's main port. The Azores Civil Protection Agency said the Category 2 hurricane felled trees and power lines as it passed ...
Food fight: New review of red meat's risks carves path of contention
Cutting back on red and processed meat brings few if any health benefits, according to a review of studies involving millions of people, a finding that contradicts dietary advice of leading international agencies and raised immediate objections from many health experts. Most people can continue ...
At tobacco industry forum, panic sets in over possible e-cigarette ban
While most of Washington is gripped by the impeachment storm swirling around Donald Trump, a few blocks up Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House, hundreds of executives are pondering another potential presidential upheaval. Trump has floated the possibility of soon banning flavored e-cigarette products — ...
As the weary passengers aboard a rescue ship approached Sicily at the end of an agonizing journey from North Africa, 30-year-old Seke Awa called a friend back in Libya the moment she got cellphone reception. "I told her we are on the big boat and ...
