Category: World

The number of Americans seeking jobless benefits fell for an eighth straight week last week, likely as some people returned…

The United States could be close to terminating its special economic and trading relationship with Hong Kong. Experts say losing…

Bashar Ali Naim used to work in a perfume and accessories store in Baghdad, earning $480 per week on average.…

First-time claims for unemployment benefits totaled 2.1 million last week, the lowest total since the coronavirus crisis began though indicative…

The top three U.S. airlines, hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, are rolling out fresh programs to induce tens of…

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday targeting tech companies like Facebook, Twitter, and Google and the pivotal…

Tesla confirmed that CEO Elon Musk earned the first tranche of his massive incentive payout, in a document filed with the…

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a Thursday press conference that he will sign an executive order allowing businesses…

Two years after admitting under political pressure that Facebook must do more to prevent disinformation campaigns on its platform, founder…

The Dubai government announced new measures to lift restrictions on businesses, allowing gyms, movie theaters, leisure venues, educational and training…

The Premier League season is set to restart on 17 June with Aston Villa v Sheffield United and Manchester City…

US President Donald Trump will sign an executive order targeting social media firms, the White House has said. It comes…

Some 8.4 million workers are now covered by the government’s furlough scheme, up from eight million a week earlier, the…

The United States surpassed 100,000 coronavirus deaths as of Wednesday afternoon, according to NBC News’ count, becoming the first country…

A group of 23 U.S. states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit on Wednesday challenging a Trump administration…

The French government has announced an €8bn (£7.1bn) rescue plan for its car industry, which has been severely impacted by…

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to regulate or shut down social media companies, one day after Twitter Inc…

The team developing Switzerland’s coronavirus contact-tracing app says it has become the first to have launched a product incorporating a…

A post by US President Donald Trump has been given a fact-check label by Twitter for the first time. Mr…

Barbershops and hair salons can re-open with some changes to their operations in parts of California where public health officials…

Argentina’s ninth default on its external debt is now official after some of its bonds were cut to default status…

German consumer confidence recovered some of the ground lost due the coronavirus shock but it remains deep in negative territory…

Saudi Arabia said Tuesday it will end its nationwide coronavirus curfew from June 21, except in the holy city of…

Stocks that seemed resilient to the Covid-19 pandemic faced pressure Tuesday, as investors rallied around a potential coronavirus vaccine and…

Denouncing “racism of any kind,” a global investment firm has fired a white woman after a viral video showed her…

Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government issued an unprecedented worldwide travel warning to Germans on 17 March – and now they’re seeking…

World shares forged ahead on Tuesday and commodity markets drove higher as well, as investors disregarded Sino-U.S. tensions to focus…

Gross domestic product (GDP) across OECD countries fell by 1.8% in the first quarter of 2020 as Covid-19 containment measures…

All non-essential retailers will be able to reopen in England from 15 June, Boris Johnson has announced, as part of…

Since the Great Recession following the 2008 financial crisis, China and India have powered much of the world’s economic growth.…