Facebook hires Nick Clegg as head of global affairs
Facebook has hired former British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg as VP of global affairs and communications, a company spokesperson confirmed to CNBC.
Russia nuclear treaty: Bolton in Moscow amid missile tensions
Image copyright Reuters Image caption John Bolton is reported to have pushed for withdrawal from the arms treaty US national security adviser John Bolton is in Moscow for talks after Russia gave [...]
Rapid-transit test tunnel under LA opens to public Dec. 10
Robyn Beck | AFP | Getty Images SpaceX, Tesla and The Boring Company founder Elon Musk speaks at the 2018 SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition, in Hawthorne, California on July 22, 2018. Elon Musk [...]
Ryanair profits hit by strikes and higher fuel costs
Image copyright AFP Image caption Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary hopes more smaller rivals will disappear Strikes by air traffic controllers and Ryanair pilots and cabin crew have [...]
U.S. farmers, government fight risk of African swine fever
CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. hog farmers are ramping up safety procedures and leaving animal-feed ingredients imported from China in storage in an attempt to keep out a highly contagious swine [...]
Yosemite: Photographer searches for Taft Point proposal couple
Image copyright Matthew Dippel A freelance photographer in the US has seen his search to find a mystery couple he snapped seemingly in the middle of a proposal go viral… but has still not [...]
Italy expects EU budget rejection on Tuesday: source
MILAN (Reuters) – The Italian government expects the European Commission to decide for the first time ever on Tuesday to ask a member state to revise its draft budget, a government source [...]
New York witches aim hex at Supreme Court’s Brett Kavanaugh despite death threats
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Melissa Madara was not surprised to receive death threats on Friday as her Brooklyn witchcraft store prepared to host a public hexing of newly confirmed U.S. Supreme [...]
Brent oil rises back above $80 as Iran sanctions loom
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Brent crude oil prices rose back above $80 a barrel on Monday as markets were expected to tighten once U.S. sanctions against Iran’s crude exports are implemented next [...]
Philip Morris accused of hypocrisy over anti-smoking ad
Image copyright solidcolours/Getty One of the world’s biggest tobacco firms, Philip Morris, has been accused of “staggering hypocrisy” over its new ad campaign that urges [...]