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Occidental Petroleum Corp on Monday posted a $8.35 billion secondquarter loss on lower energy prices and writedowns as the U.S. oil producer has been trying to reduce debt amid a pandemic that has sapped fuel demand and prices. Occidental, which borrow...

Canadian fertilizer maker Nutrien Ltd on Monday cut its annual adjusted profit forecast as weakerthannormal industrial demand held back prices for ammonia and urea ammonium nitrate.

The family members protested and refused to take the body from the hospital's mortuary when they realised it was not that of the 22-year-old man.

Hong Kong's Apple Daily tabloid responded with defiance on Tuesday to the arrest of owner Jimmy Lai under a new national security law imposed by Beijing, promising to "fight on" in a frontpage headline above an image of Lai in handcuffs.

President Donald Trump said Monday that he wants to host the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations after the November presidential election and still wants to invite Russia, which was kicked out of the G7 after it annexed Crimea.

A Florida school district was wrong when it forced a transgender high school student to either use the girls bathroom or a singlestall gender neutral bathroom, a federal appeals court ruled.

Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, is an "ocean world" with a big reservoir of salty water under its frigid surface, scientists said in findings that raise interest in this dwarf planet as a possible outpost for life.

A New Jersey man is facing charges after he allegedly threw a large house party in one of the states ritziest towns.

An Islamic court in northern Nigeria sentenced a 22year old singer to death on Monday for blasphemy against the Prophet Muhammad in a song he circulated on the messaging platform WhatsApp in March.

Chicago police exchanged gunfire with looters and arrested more than 100 people after crowds swarmed Chicago's luxury commercial district early Monday.

There were no fires this time in Watts. There was no looting, no shooting and no National Guard troops patrolling.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCA) on Monday asked a U.S. federal judge to dismiss a request from General Motors Co to reinstate a racketeering lawsuit against its smaller rival, comparing a recent GM filing to a "thirdrate spy movie, full of preposter...

Foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian China will continue to deepen strategic mutual trust and expand shared interests with its neighbours and other developing countries.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is denying allegations by General Motors that FCA used foreign bank accounts to bribe union officials so they would stick GM with higher labor costs.

A federal review found that a public housing authority in Alabama let white people live in riverfront towers with scenic views and other amenities while segregating Black people in another apartment development without the frills, a newspaper reported.

Lebanon's prime minister was set on Monday to announce the resignation of his government, the health minister said, after a devastating explosion in Beirut that has stirred public outrage and spurred a string of ministers to step down.