Malpass was approved unanimously by the bank's 25-member executive board on Friday. Malpass, who is of Jewish descent, begins his five-year term on Tuesday, replacing former President Jim Yong Kim ...

In a Facebook post, Vadra, who is married to Priyanka Gandhi, posted a photograph of Advani and wrote, "The true leaders with ethics & statesmanship should be rewarded & not ignored", an indirect refe...

This year's event is scheduled for April 13 . A special challenge will be available later that evening. The Old Town Saginaw Association and Friends of Old Town are looking for volunteers to help...

Production from Ingleburn, which makes Huggies diapers, will move to K-C facilities in Asia, allowing faster access to the latest research and engineering advancements in diapaer and pant. "As the new...

Hydropower: Growth in hydro continued to slow in 2018, with only China adding a significant amount of new capacity in 2018 (+8.5 GW). While the numbers are a positive sign for the future, Amin believ...

Writing on Facebook , Nealie explained how the family came across the camera feed while trying to connect to the WiFi at the house. "They were treating it like a canceled booking", Nealie Barker said...

Musk is now openly showing his support for so-called joke cryptocurrency Dogecoin , which grew much larger than anyone had initially expected, and the team behind the coin bestowed the honorary tit...

Louis area. The burger will cost about a dollar more than its beef alternative, due to its higher cost in producing the plant-based patty. The "meat", which looks remarkably similar to red beef but ...

Warsh, a former Fed governor and aide to President George W. Bush, has been on Trump's short list for the Fed's top spot at the outset, but the president was persuaded to go with Powell by Treasury Se...

Incredulous, they simply wanted to know why Mrs May was "legitimising" the Opposition leader when she has spent her entire premiership - including the duration of the last election - saying that Mr Co...

At least 10 deaths have been reported since 2015. Because deaths are still happening, the CPSC and Fisher Price are recommending that the Rock 'N Play stop being used by three months of age, or as s...

He's a friend of mine. The choice of Cain would mark the second nomination to elevate a Trump ally with deep roots in conservative politics to the Fed's main policy-making body, a panel that the pre...

The six-member committee voted 4:2 for the decision. The central bank kept the policy stance unchanged while the repo rate became 6 per cent from 6.25 per cent earlier. The committe will study the b...

The EU investigation focussed on Britain's Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) rules, which are aimed at attracting companies to set up headquarters in Britain and discourage United Kingdom companies mov...

While announcing the deal, Yasir al-Rumayyan, Managing Director of PIF, said in a statement that this deal would unlock notable capital for the continued long-term investment strategy of PIF, underpin...

As of late March, Michigan's minimum wage comes in at $9.45 per hour. In October, Amazon announced a minimum hourly wage of $15 for its USA employees. Company officials say increasing the minimum wage...

According to Adelaide Airport, flights heading out to Sydney were experiencing up to two-hour delays while a 6am flight was cancelled. The Bureau of Meteorology issued a road weather alert for Syd...

The spokesman said talks involving Mr Barclay, Mrs May's effective deputy David Lidington and Chief Whip Julian Smith on the Government side and Sir Kier, shadow business secretary Rebecca Long Bail...

Maduro, who was re-elected past year in a highly questioned election, has presided over a complete economic collapse and humanitarian disaster in Venezuela , although the president says he sees no cr...

Negotiating teams from both parties will now meet later this week to continue talks, in the hopes of drawing up a compromise solution to bring to the Commons before April 12. Anger among Tory Brexitee...

If the couple had agreed on an even split, the default under Washington state law, MacKenzie Bezos would have vaulted to first on the list of the world's richest women . Many had anxious about what t...

The rest of the top 10, meanwhile, is accounted for by coal companies. The Irish airline is Europe's largest having carried 139.2 million passengers in 2018. Aviation is deemed responsible for 3.6 p...

The suite of patents comes from over 20 years of research and development, and includes technology for hybrid, plug-in hybrid and hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles, as well as electric motors, power control...

Live Flybe flight information is available here. Exeter-based airline Flybe has been forced to cancel dozens on flights due to "operational reasons". "We will continue to offer a comprehensive choic...

SIA was also named the airline with the best economy class experience by TripAdvisor. The world's top 10 airlines, in order, are: Singapore Airlines; Qatar Airways; EVA Air; Emirates; Japa...

CoreLogic head of research Tim Lawless said, "With the economy losing momentum, as well as inflation and wage growth remaining below expectations, there are plenty of reasons why the RBA might have co...

At the heart of the dispute are the Trump administration's allegations that China steals technology and coerces US companies to hand over trade secrets - all part of Beijing's zeal to overtake USA tec...

The sudden surge may have been driven by a $100-million algorithmically managed order for the digital currency that was placed overnight and spread across the USA exchanges Coinbase and Kraken and Lux...

But the alleged Oman connection may deepen Renault's exposure to the scandal unearthed by its Japanese partner, which has strained their 20-year-old alliance, and raises questions about governance a...

The settlement relates to the unannounced inspections of Tesla's factory in Fremont, California in 2017. The company also violated Californian air emission standards for having three leaky transmis...

This gives Tesla vehicles a good sense of lane direction even without good lighting, or in inclement weather, they said. "This is not a real-world concern given that a driver can easily override Autop...

Electric cars benefit from a tax system that makes their prices more competitive with gasoline or diesel cars. The next most popular electric auto models in the Scandinavian country are the Volkswag...

Chairman Carlos Ghosn , who had been released on bail, on suspicion of misappropriating the company's money. The banner picture is Ghosn overlooking a park with a traditional Japanese tile-roofed bui...

Even absent the extraordinary step of sealing a national border , delays at border stations have been mounting as some 2,000 border officers assigned to check trucks and cars have been reassigned...

European Union leaders are planning to hold an emergency summit on April 10 to consider allowing a further delay to Brexit, which was pushed back from March 29 to April 12. "This isn't a blank cheque"...