The US District Court judge blocked consolidation of the two health insurers, stating that the deal would decrease competition and raise prices for consumers.
As the conflict that started in 2015 continues, the UN estimates that 18.8M people require humanitarian aid and cautions that without help the country could face famine in 2017.
On Wednesday, the lower chamber of the British parliament gave UK's Prime Minister Theresa May green light to execute the Brexit process; however, she still requires approval from the upper chamber before the bill becomes law.
Conviction about no Fed rate hike in March lead to a decline in US Treasury yields on Wednesday, which in turn had a negative effect on the American Dollar, causing it to fall after two days of straight gains.
Syria's government jets attacked the rebel-held neighbourhood of Homs in the western part of Syria, killing numerous people, reported the monitoring group.
The ICRC suspended all operations that were held in Afghanistan amid six Red Cross employees were killed while helping the victims in the northern region after the snow storm.
According to the US Treasury Department, the UK Foreign Minister Boris Johnson gave up the US citizenship, a move that the politician promised to do earlier.
Shares of various companies with the Dow, Nasdaq and S&P 500 inched lower to near the record low levels amid the US President Trump's tweets.
The BoE Deputy Governor Cunliffe alerted against the possibility to dilute the global banking rules that were introduced after the 2008 financial crisis.
On Wednesday, the former First Minister of Somali Farmajo has been sworn in as new Somalian President, surpassing 21 candidates.
On Wednesday, the White House stated that the DNI and the director of the CIA will become the members of the President Trump's Cabinet.
The US Secretary Tillerson will meet with Freeland and Videgaray, Canada's and Mexico's foreign ministers, to discuss the NAFTA trade agreement.
On Wednesday, elder members of the Republican Party said they would meet with the Trump administration to propose a tax of $40 per ton of carbon dioxide to join the global fight against climate change.
Allergan's CEO Brent Saunders voiced doubts on Wednesday that the Trump tax reform would be introduced this year and that it could have a major negative impact on the Irish drug producer.
On Wednesday, Volkswagen's works council accused Herbert Diess, the head of the VW brand, and Karlheinz Blessing, the head of personnel, of breaching the November cost-cutting deal.
Bombardier, Canada's plane manufacturer, said it would double the size of the installed fleet in India to 40 aircraft over the next several years.
On Wednesday, BlackRock's CEO Larry Fink expressed concern over the global financial market and current consensus, as uncertainties over international trade practices put pressure on businesses.
On Wednesday, the Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Volkswagen's CEO Matthias Mueller and said he would help the company to improve its situation on the Russian market.
Alexei Navalny, Russia's opposition leader, said on Wednesday the Kremlin tried to block his participation in the next presidential election after he was found guilty of embezzling funds from KirovLes.
An Iranian family has been waiting the permission to enter the US for three years but once it was granted the family failed to move to the US due to the Trump refugee travel ban imposed last week.
The European Union is likely to agree on cross-border portability for Netflix & Sky online subscriptions that will allow people to use these services anywhere within the bloc.
Italy becomes hostile towards the single currency as the majority of people blames the Euro for rapid economic decline since 1999, raising a question of going back to the Lira currency.
Despite the protests raised by the Native American tribes, the US Army is eager to permit Dakota Access pipeline construction under the Missouri River.
The Appeals Court expects to give a ruling on Donald Trump's travel ban order this week, supposing that the case will presumably go to the US Supreme Court.