Donald Trump’s dealings with Russia have come under fresh scrutiny amid claims the US president concealed details of his conversations with President Vladimir Putin. Mr Trump came out fighting on Saturday night, dismissing as "insulting" an explosive report that claimed the FBI secretly launched an investigation into whether the president was working on behalf of Russia while in…
TORONTO — A lawyer is asked whether a male executive should leave the door open when meeting with a woman. A consultant’s longtime male client will only take a meeting with her if someone else is in the room. A public relations executive hears from senior business leaders who say they are shying away from…
Barcelona taxi drivers have blockaded areas of the city over the weekend as they take strike action into a fourth day on Monday over what they consider to be insufficient government plans to rein in competition from ride-hailing companies such as Uber. The taxi drivers rejected proposals tabled by Catalonia’s regional government under which ride-sharing…
Most of us have an enemy living inside our heads. We are extremely cruel to ourselves. (Reflect on this for a minute. The fact that we spend the majority of our day with someone who is being mean to us — not believing in us — is heartbreaking. No wonder so many of us overeat,…
BEIJING — A senior European official on Monday urged U.S. President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and China to work with Europe to avoid trade wars and prevent conflict and chaos. Speaking before Trump and Putin were due to meet in Helsinki, European Council President Donald Tusk appealed for leaders to avoid wrecking a…
North Korea is “unlikely” to give up its nuclear weapons program, America’s most senior intelligence chief has said, in stark contrast to Donald Trump’s optimistic comments on securing a breakthrough. Dan Coats, the US director of national intelligence, said that North Korea’s leaders see keeping their nuclear arsenal as crucial to “regime survival”. Mr Coats also…
Recreational marijuana legalization may have happened Oct. 17, but job postings for the cannabis industry— and interest in them— is still blooming. According to an August report from job site Indeed, openings from the cannabis industry have more than tripled since last July, and searches for terms like cannabis, marijuana, and dispensary have more than…
Lucia Palacios, 22, was consistently top of her class at home in Maracay, Venezuela. Her grades were so good she gained a place at one of the country’s then coveted medical schools, training to become a specialist nurse. But today Ms Palacios – not her real name – is working as a prostitute, selling sexual…
Days after it broke off diplomatic relations with Canada, the Saudi government is now selling off the kingdom’s Canadian holdings, according to a news report, and it’s doing it in a way that’s likely designed to push down the market value of Canadian assets. The Financial Times reported Wednesday that Saudi officials have ordered the…
A Catholic farmhand wrongly convicted and sentenced to death for blasphemy finally faces freedom after Pakistan’s supreme court removed the last legal barrier to her release. Pakistan’s top court on Tuesday morning dismissed a petition against Asia Bibi’s acquittal last year, apparently leaving her free to leave the country and seek asylum abroad. The decision by a three-man…