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German Economy To Shrink By 6.5% This Year Due To Coronavirus
The German economy will shrink by 6.5% this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the government’s council of…
ECOWAS Endorse Okonjo-Iweala As DG Of The World Trade Organization
The West African Regional political and economic block, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has…
Coronavirus: Johnson To Announce On Tuesday If Pubs Can Reopen
Boris Johnson is expected to announce on Tuesday if the hospitality sector can reopen on 4 July, and that the 2m…
All 8 Ivy League Schools Will Not Require Standardized Testing For Admissions Next…
In 1926, a Princeton University psychology professor named Carl Brigham administered an IQ test, adapted from a…
Trump Promises To Announce New Visa Restrictions On Monday
President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would announce new restrictions on visas within a couple of days to…
Italy PM Says Budget Deficit Likely To Rise Further Amid Pandemic
Italy’s budget deficit, currently projected to reach 10.4% of domestic output this year, is likely to expand…
Mexican Cartel Chief Threatens Government After Mother’s Detention
One of the most wanted Mexican cartel leaders threatened the government and his arch-foes in highly unusual video…
Putin Says He May Seek Another Term If Constitutional Changes Passed
Vladimir Putin is considering running for a new term as Russia’s president if voters approve constitutional changes…
US China Cold War ‘Bigger Global Threat Than Virus’
The deepening cold war between the US and China will be a bigger worry for the world than coronavirus,…
Yemen Separatists Seize Remote Island From Saudi-Backed Government
Southern separatists have seized control of Yemen's island of Socotra in the Arabian Sea, deposing its governor and…
Spain Reopens Its Borders As State Of Emergency Comes To An End
Passengers wearing masks and wheeling suitcases arrived at Madrid’s main airport and French people crossed the…
Judge Rules Bolton Can Release Book
A federal judge ruled Saturday that former national security adviser John Bolton may move forward in publishing his…
Coronavirus: How India’s Lockdown Sparked A Debate Over Maids
At the weekend, India extended the nationwide coronavirus lockdown by another fortnight, but said that domestic…
Brexit: UK Plans To Keep Post-Transition Trade With EU Flowing
The way British businesses trade with the European Union is set to change fundamentally at the end of the year.…
Brazil Passes 1 Million Coronavirus Cases With No End In Sight
Brazil passed 1 million coronavirus cases on Friday and approached 50,000 deaths, a new nadir for the world's…
Bolton Book Excerpts Complicate White House Demand To Halt Publication, Judge Says
A federal judge on Friday expressed doubt the White House could keep former national security adviser John Bolton’s…
Trump Administration Heads To Court To Block Release Of Bolton Memoir
The Trump administration is heading to court on Friday afternoon to urge a federal judge to block the publication…
Russia Cuts Interest Rates To A Post-Soviet Union Low
The Central Bank of Russia on Friday cut interest rates by 100 basis points to 4.5%, their lowest level since…
Private jet Flights Surge On Health Fears, Lower Prices
The private-jet industry is seeing a rapid rebound from the coronavirus crisis, as new customers who had never…
Coronavirus: Canadian Retail Sales Down Record 26.4% In April
Canadian retail sales plummeted 26.4% in April, posting a record decline for a second consecutive month, as the…
Twitter Labels Trump’s Tweet As ‘Manipulated Media’
Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) added a ‘manipulated media’ label on a video posted on U.S. President Donald Trump’s Twitter…
In New Book, Bolton Says Trump Is Unfit To Be President
President Donald Trump came under attack from both sides of the American political spectrum on Thursday as liberal…
Nigeria: FG Suspends Resumption Of Local Flights On June 21
The Federal Government has announced that the June 21 resumption of domestic flights in Nigeria is not feasible.…
UK To Replace Virus-Tracing App With Apple-Google Model
n a major U-turn, the UK is ditching the way its current coronavirus-tracing app works and shifting to a model…
Trump Renews Threat To Cut Ties With China
President Donald Trump on Thursday renewed his threat to cut ties with China, a day after U.S. Trade Representative…
Trump Says Some Americans Wear Coronavirus Masks ‘To Signal Disapproval Of…
President Donald Trump said some Americans might wear face masks not as a way to prevent the spread of coronavirus…
IMF Says Deeper-Than-Expected Contraction In U.S. Economy Likely In Second Quarter
A defacto lockdown in the United States has lasted longer than expected despite a rollback in some restrictions on…
Supreme Court Rules Against Trump’s Bid To End Program Shielding…
The Supreme Court ruled against President Donald Trump on Thursday in a set of cases over his effort to end the…
Facebook Takes Down Trump Ads Over ‘Organized Hate’ Policy
Facebook Inc (FB.O) said on Thursday it took down posts and ads run by the re-election campaign of U.S. President…
Coronavirus: Bank Of England Adds Another £100 Billion To Bond-Buying Program
The Bank of England on Thursday added another £100 billion to its quantitative easing program in a bid to shore up…