Conoco posts a five-fold profit leap, raises shareholder returns
U.S. oil producer ConocoPhillips (COP.N) on Thursday reported a five-fold increase in profit from a year-ago that exceeded Wall Street estimates on high prices and acquisitions. Conoco...
Walgreens reaches $683 mln opioid settlement with Florida
Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA.O) said on Thursday it has reached a $683 million settlement with Florida to resolve claims that the pharmacy chain exacerbated an opioid epidemic...
After fleeing Mariupol, sisters hope for reunion with mother they left behind
A month after fleeing the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol with her sister, 21-year-old Nicole breaks down in tears as she thinks of her mother,...
British Virgin Islands acting premier proposes no-confidence vote on Fahie
British Virgin Islands acting premier Natalio Wheatley on Thursday proposed a no-confidence vote against Andrew Fahie in the territory's House of Assembly, saying Fahie cannot...
Armed robbers strike Chanel jewellery store in Paris and flee on motorbikes
Thieves armed with at least one gun robbed a Chanel watch and jewellery store in central Paris on Thursday and then sped off on motorbikes,...
EXCLUSIVE CIA chief told Bolsonaro government not to mess with Brazil election, sources say
The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director last year told senior Brazilian officials that President Jair Bolsonaro should stop casting doubt on his country's voting...
Wall St slumps as bets of big rate hikes grow despite Fed view
Wall Street's main index fell sharply on Thursday in a broad-based selloff as the Federal Reserve's less hawkish tone failed to ease investors' expectations of...
EXCLUSIVE Brookfield taps banks to sell out of French towers firm TDF -sources
Canada's Brookfield Asset Management (BAMa.TO) is working with banks to sell its 45% stake in French towers firm TDF Group as it seeks to capitalize on growing...
Japan’s Kishida seeking a U.S. return to trans-Pacific trade pact
Japan will patiently seek the return of the United States to the trans-Pacific trade pact and will collaborate with Britain over the issue, Prime Minister...
Russia still ready to provide safe passage from Azovstal, Putin tells Israel’s Bennett
Russian President Vladimir Putin told Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in a phone call on Thursday that Russia was still ready to provide safe passage...