Aberdeen busineswoman Jeanette Forbes wins entrepreneur award
NORTH-EAST business woman Jeanette Forbes has been named Entrepreneur of the Year in the prestigious 2018 Elevator Awards.
EU slaps tariffs on US goods in reply to American metals levy
THE European Union is enforcing tariffs on €2.85 billion of US products in retaliation for duties the Trump administration has put on European steel and aluminium.
Mahathir clinches shock Malaysian election win at the age of 92
MALAYSIA’S former authoritarian ruler, Mahathir Mohamad, has capped a stunning political comeback at the age of 92 by leading opposition parties to their first election victory in six decades.
Children among those killed after dam collapses in Kenya
AT least 20 children are among the dead after a dam burst its banks in Kenya’s Rift Valley.
Japanese pop star the latest to be caught in #MeToo scandal
A JAPANESE pop star who admitted to sexually harassing a teenage girl has quit hit band Tokio in yet another #MeToo scandal.
Commission wants bumper budget for EU to deal with Brexit blow
THE European Union’s executive branch has proposed a budget to finance new defence and border control priorities, as well as compensating for Britain’s departure from the bloc.
Zoo forced to put down first polar bear born in tropics
INUKA, the world’s first polar bear born in the tropics, has been put to sleep by Singapore Zoo.
Icelandic fugitive flees to Sweden on prime minister's plane
A SUSPECTED thief has escaped an Icelandic prison and fled the country on a plane that was also carrying the nation’s prime minster.
Starbucks protesters say Philadelphia branch is 'anti-black'
CHANTING protesters have entered a Philadelphia Starbucks coffee shop where two black men were arrested last week after employees called police to say they were trespassing.
Myanmar repatriation begins for Rohingyas amid safety fears
ROHINGYA Muslim refugees have returned to Myanmar from Bangladesh for the first time this year – despite a UN warning that the country is not yet safe.
