Palestinian olive harvest under threat from Israeli attacks and restrictions

On a Thursday afternoon towards the end of last month, a 59-year-old Palestinian woman set out to gather olives on her family’s land near the village of Faqqua, in the...

TV networks MSNBC and CNBC to be spun off by Comcast

US media giant Comcast is set to spin off its NBCUniversal cable television arm, as the industry continues to struggle with the emergence of streaming giants like Netflix and Amazon...

Trump selects financier Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary

Donald Trump has named investor Howard Lutnick, the co-chair of his transition team, to lead the US commerce department. In his announcement, Trump said Lutnick, the chief executive of financial...

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