Tesla’s all-electric semi truck aims to disrupt transport
HAWTHORNE Nov 20 (TNS): After shaking up the auto world with its electric cars, Tesla is tackling a new frontier in "green" transportation with...
Fork talk lifts bitcoin to all-time high near $8,000
LONDON Nov 20 (TNS): Bitcoin hit an all-time high just below $8,000 (£6,060); on talk that software upgrade whose suspension sent the cryptocurrency into a...
President Mugabe stuns Zimbabwe by defying pressure to resign
HARARE Nov 20 (TNS): President Robert Mugabe stunned Zimbabwe by making no mention of resignation in a television address, defying his own ZANU-PF party,...
Victoria’s Secret to charm China with fashion gala
SHANGHAI Nov 20 (TNS): The star-studded, super-hyped Victoria's Secret show hits the catwalk in Shanghai on today, the first time the US brand is...
From Las Vegas to Washington, lobbyists swarm US Congress on tax bill
WASHINGTON Nov 20 (TNS): Recreational vehicle retailers from across the country were sipping morning coffee at a convention in Las Vegas earlier this month...
Merkel fourth term in doubt as German coalition talks fail
BERLIN Nov 20 (TNS): Chancellor Angela Merkel’s efforts to form a three-way coalition government that would secure her a fourth term hit a major...
Trump reverses elephant trophy decision, keeps ban
WASHINGTON Nov 20 (TNS): President Donald Trump says he will uphold a ban on importing trophies of elephants hunted and killed in Zimbabwe, pending...
Trump open to dropping healthcare provision in Senate tax bill: aide
WASHINGTON Nov 20 (TNS): US President Donald Trump would not insist on including repeal of an Obama-era health insurance mandate in a bill intended...
Britain to submit ‘Brexit bill’ proposal before December EU meeting
LONDON Nov 20 (TNS): Britain will submit proposals on how to settle its divorce bill with the European Union before an EU summit next...
Saudi Arabia, allies push for unity against Iran, Hezbollah meddling
CAIRO Nov 20 (TNS): Saudi Arabia and other Arab foreign ministers criticized Iran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah at an emergency meeting in Cairo...
