Новости за 07.10.2018

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo faces a question on his trip to Pyongyang and Seoul: Should the U.S. agree to a symbolic statement declaring the end of hostile relations on the Korean Peninsula?

A senior Vatican official denounced what he called the “monstrous accusation” that Pope Francis had ignored reports of sexual misconduct by a favorite U.S. cardinal, but confirmed a key point within the allegation.

Being named a Nobel laureate comes with prestige, money, a gold medal and a trip to Stockholm. Some universities sweeten the pot for their campus winners with a reserved parking space close to the office.

Banksy, the anonymous British street artist famous for his political spoofs, pulled a $1 million prank on a buyer of one of his works.

Chinese authorities said Interpol President Meng Hongwei is under investigation for violations of the law, days after his wife reported him missing to French authorities.

Asian collectors have long prized porcelain vases as much as paintings, and now the global art market is trying to elevate ceramics into the realm of the blue chip.

Turkish police believe the Saudi journalist gone missing at the start of this month was killed inside the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul before his body was removed from the building, accusations that could inflame relations between the two regional powers.

After the collapse of Toys “R” Us, billions of dollars of holiday toy sales are up for grabs. Retailers are vying for a piece of the action.

The Golden Age of Television comes with too many apps and devices, and there aren’t enough tools to help you find and play the best shows.

A new battle for cellular airwaves is under way as governments around the world start to auction off spectrum for mobile coverage that could power near-instant video downloads and help run factories, control gadgets and navigate driverless cars.

Survivors of the Sept. 28 Indonesia earthquake describe riding as much as a mile on earthen rafts carried by liquefied soil: for the people of Palu, a scientific phenomenon, liquefaction, had violently entered the realm of personal experience.

The third-quarter earnings season kicks off in earnest Friday, with investors hoping another quarter of double-digit growth will help stabilize stocks following a rocky stretch of trading.

Teamsters members voted down a new contract with United Parcel Service, but the union’s leadership said the turnout was too low to reject the contract.

Private-equity firms are on track to raise a record amount for infrastructure investing in 2018, as money managers bet on the growing need to upgrade and expand the world’s railroads, natural-gas pipelines and data centers.

South Africa has slid from the world’s No. 1 gold-producing country to No. 8, as mining companies rack up losses and face rising costs and a mounting human toll.

Smartly, a line of personal care products priced under $2, is the retailer’s answer to generic brands at drugstores and discount chains.

Car companies are turning to cash rebates and discount lease rates to lure buyers back to showrooms.

Brazilians, fed up with years of graft scandals, soaring crime and economic recession, began voting on Sunday in a divisive presidential contest led by two political opposites: an ex-army officer riding on dictatorship nostalgia and a stand-in for an imprisoned socialist icon.

A Palestinian gunman shot and killed two Israelis and injured one other before fleeing the scene of the attack at a West Bank industrial park, the Israeli military said.

From the creators of local hot spot Kitty Fisher’s, Cora Pearl offers an unpretentious menu to match its warm interiors.

The company’s first outsider CEO ever brings with him a management philosophy from the little-known, highly successful conglomerate Danaher. He’s got big problems to solve.

The White House is using tariffs differently with China than with other nations—and the levies between the world’s two largest economies likely will be cemented in place for years.

The sexual-abuse scandals that have rocked the church this year have left some of the country’s most devoted Catholics questioning how to reconcile their longtime faith with the realities of the institution they rely on to channel it.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell spoke to reporters after he and his colleagues voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Image: AP

German social-media app Jodel decided to ban nudity, racism, sexism, bullying and insults of any kind, and empowered users to police each other’s behavior by giving unpaid moderators the authority to ban troublemakers.