Businesses in Venezuela have closed as part of a 24-hour strike organised by the three leading opposition parties over the growing economic crisis. Venezuelans have been fleeing their country to seek a better life

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has officially declared an end to an era of austerity, as the nation exits the biggest international bailout in history. Greece avoided bankruptcy through $300bn of international loans since

Microsoft's digital crimes unit shut down six websites belonging to hackers who attempted to interfere with November's United States midterm elections, the company said. The sites, closed last week, specifically targeted two Republican think-thanks,

The world's biggest shipping company is about to try out a new route. Denmark's Maersk (AMKBY) said Tuesday it plans to send the first container ship from East Asia to Europe via the Arctic

Cannabis stocks have been soaring since the maker of Corona beer boosted its investment in Canadian cannabis company Canopy Growth by $4 billion. Rival Cronos Group (CRON) has soared more than 40% in the

Mothers working for Goldman Sachs will no longer have to pump and dump on the road. The investment bank will now pay for women to ship breast milk home when they're traveling for business,

Michael Cohen, the former personal attorney of US President Donald Trump, has pleaded guilty to campaign-finance violations and other charges, saying he made payments to influence the 2016 election at the direction of a

US President Donald Trump has been dealt a double blow after developments in two separate cases involving his former close associates.  Paul Manafort, Trump's former campaign manager, was found guilty on Tuesday of eight financial

Live rounds and tear gas have been fired sporadically in Uganda's capital Kampala and other areas as military units and anti-riot police try to disperse demonstrations. Protesters are unhappy about the arrests and alleged beatings

The administration of US President Donald Trump has proposed new rules that would scale back limits on coal-fired power plants, a move critics said would have dire environmental and health consequences.  The proposal, announced