German FM says Europe should form "counterweight" to U.S.2018-08-22
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has said that Europe should form a "counterweight" to the United States whenever Washington "crosses red lines."

U.S. crude oil inventories decrease last week: API2018-08-22
The American Petroleum Institute (API) on Tuesday reported a large draw of 5.17 million barrels in the U.S. crude oil inventories for the week ending Aug. 17.

Trump's ex-lawyer Cohen pleads guilty to 8 criminal charges2018-08-22
U.S. President Donald Trump's former longtime personal attorney Michael Cohen on Tuesday pleaded guilty to eight criminal charges including campaign-finance violations, tax evasion and bank fraud at a federal court in Manhattan, multiple media reports said.

Trump's former campaign chief Manafort convicted on 8 counts2018-08-22
Paul Manafort, former campaign chairman of U.S. President Donald Trump, was on Tuesday found guilty on eight out of 18 criminal charges of bank and tax fraud by a jury at the federal court in northern Virginia, according to multiple news reports.

Chinese brand goods show opens in Canada2018-08-22
A three-day exhibition of Chinese brand goods opened at the Toronto international center on Monday.

Philadelphia values partnership, friendship with China: city mayor2018-08-22
Philadelphia values its partnership and friendship with China, mayor James Kenney said on Monday during the China-U.S. Cultural Heritage and Urban Development Forum.

Apparel textile sourcing trade show opens in Toronto2018-08-22
Apparel textile sourcing trade show opens in Toronto.

Ride-hailing twice cost of car ownership in U.S.: analysis2018-08-22
Ride-sharing services such as Uber and Lyft are twice the cost of car ownership in the United States, an analysis by the American Automobile Association (AAA) said Tuesday.

U.S. to step up pressure on Russia with more sanctions2018-08-22
As U.S. threat of sanctions on Russia will take into effect around Aug. 22, U.S. Under Secretary of Treasury Sigal Mandelker said Tuesday that Washington will impose "much more economic pain" to Russia if it does not change its global behaviors significantly.

San Francisco car rental startup scales up car-sharing business2018-08-22
San Francisco-based peer-to-peer car sharing startup Getaround announced Tuesday that it has completed 300-million-U.S.-dollar series D funding led by top Japanese investor SoftBank Group.M

U.S. regional non-manufacturing sector continues to expand in August2018-08-22
Business activities in the non-manufacturing sector in some eastern U.S. states continued to grow in August, according to report by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia on Tuesday.

Bolivia to supply gas to Paraguay, eyeing regional pipeline2018-08-17
Bolivia and Paraguay will work on an agreement to export Bolivian natural gas to Paraguay and explore building a regional pipeline, Bolivian Energy Minister Luis Alberto Sanchez said on Thursday.

Heavy rains kill 2, damage 135 homes in Mexico City2018-08-17
Torrential rains in Mexico City's outlying areas have claimed two lives and damaged 135 homes, local authorities said on Thursday.

U.S. sets up action group to press Iran, coordinate efforts2018-08-17
U.S. State Department announced Thursday the creation of the Iran Action Group (IAG) to execute the administration's Iran strategy, coordinate the "whole-of-government" effort in this respect and pressure Iran to change its behaviors.