Bulgarian spirits inflamed by new rakia rules
Bulgaria's traditional fruit spirit rakia sparked political controversy on Monday after the government proposed tighter rules on home production of the liquor.
Read more
AlgoQuant Asset Management Selects Liquid Mercury to Enhance Digital Asset Trading Infrastructure
AlgoQuant will deploy Liquid Mercury's institutional-grade trading technology to scale its multi-strategy investment platform and enhance execution capabilities across global digital asset markets.
Read more
Documentary turns camera on architect Peter Zumthor
After decades of shunning glittering skyscrapers and corporate office towers in favour of museums and memorials, while his peers conquered the planet, a Swiss architect is finally getting a star turn in the limelight.
Read more
UK to reopen refugee resettlement scheme to push 'safe' migration
UK interior minister Shabana Mahmood announced Monday the reopening of a scheme for refugees to settle in Britain as part of a renewed focus on "safe and legal routes" for vulnerable people to reach the country.
Read more
UK police say releasing on bail five men held over airbase incident
British police said Monday five men arrested near an airbase used by the United States were being released on bail, as officers probed whether a "foreign state" could be involved in a suspected bomb plot targeting it.
Read more
Trump admin finalizes reversal of US fuel economy standards
President Donald Trump's administration on Monday finalized its rollback of US fuel economy standards that were meant to spur the transition towards electric vehicles and reduce planet-warming emissions from transport, the country's biggest source of greenhouse gases.
Read more
Iranian lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh wins Council of Europe's rights prize
Iranian human-rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh on Monday won the Council of Europe's Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize in recognition of her long-running advocacy work, months after being released following her latest arrest.
Read more
Dozens kidnapped in two weekend attacks in northern Nigeria
More than 80 people, mostly women, were missing Monday after being abducted by armed gangs in two separate weekend attacks in northern Nigeria, the latest mass kidnappings to rock the country.
Read more
Next stop the world: Pathirage wins Asian Games javelin gold
Sri Lanka's Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage won javelin gold at the Asian Games on Monday to add to his growing collection and then set his sights on world and Olympic domination.
Read more
Gakpo withdraws from Netherlands squad
Cody Gakpo has pulled out of the Netherlands squad with an ankle problem, adding to Liverpool's injury problems.
Read moreIn The News
