Insurance: Robots learn the business of covering risk
May 21, 2017
One of the most complex professions in the world is at risk of being replaced. By a selfie.
A German grocery chain with the power to cripple Aldi, Whole...
May 21, 2017
The highly competitive European grocery chain Lidl is about to descend on the US, and it's promising prices that are up to 50% cheaper than existing supermarkets.
Lidl's first stores will open June 15, the company said Wednesday.
N.Korea tests another missile; Seoul says dashes hopes for peace
May 21, 2017
SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea fired a ballistic missile into waters off its east coast on Sunday, its second missile test in a week, which South Korea said dashed the hopes of the South's new liberal government for peace between the neighbors.
Trump ally Roger Stone blasts president’s Saudi meeting
May 20, 2017
Roger Stone blasted President Trump's meeting with Saudi leaders on Saturday, arguing part of the royal reception that included the presentation of a gold medallion to Trump made him "want to puke."
"Instead of meeting with the Saudis @realDonaldTrump should be demanding they pay for the attack on America on 9/11 which they financed," Stone tweeted.
Decisively re-elected, Rouhani defies hardliners, pledges to open Iran
May 20, 2017
DUBAI/BEIRUT – President Hassan Rouhani pledged on Saturday to open Iran to the world and deliver freedoms its people have yearned for, throwing down a defiant challenge to his hardline opponents after securing a decisive re-election for a second term.
H1B visa numbers for IT professionals won’t come down: Nirmala Sitharaman
May 20, 2017
New Delhi: Commerce minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday sought to calm frayed nerves on the contentious visa issue, saying the number of H1B visas for Indian IT professionals would not come down.
Commerce minister Nirmala Sitharaman interacting with media in New Delhi on Saturday. Photo: PTI
Melania Trump arrives in Saudi Arabia without headscarf – two years...
May 20, 2017
Melania and Ivanka Trump both arrived in Saudi Arabia on Saturday without their heads covered - two years after Donald Trump criticized Michelle Obama for doing the same thing.
Govt may step in and enact a law to ensure triple...
May 20, 2017
NEW DELHI – Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday said the government may be driven to step in and enact a law banning triple talaq — an instant divorce practice under Islamic law — if the Muslim community does not 'change' the practice.
Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu (File Photo)
Trump Told Russians That Firing ‘Nut Job’ Comey Eased Pressure From...
May 19, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump told Russian officials in the Oval Office this month that firing the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, had relieved “great pressure” on him, according to a document summarizing the meeting.
Uber threatens to fire self-driving car engineer in trade secrets case
May 19, 2017
Uber has threatened to fire an engineer accused by Alphabet's self-driving Waymo unit of stealing confidential documents in a high profile trade secrets case between the two companies, according to a court filing.
A man arrives at the Uber offices in Queens, New York
