King Dollar rules the FX heap as virus threatens global growth
A powerful surge in the dollar threatens to magnify the pain for companies and nations already struggling with the economic fallout of the coronavirus....
‘Traumatised’ Africans stranded by coronavirus plead to be brought home
When Margaret Ntale Namusisi’s three daughters called her in Uganda to say they were being quarantined at their university in Wuhan, China, because of the...
L’Oreal’s online sales of make-up rose in China in February: CEO
Online sales of L’Oreal make-up and skincare products had picked up in China in February and were even stronger than a year earlier, Chief Executive...
Wall Street extends losses after data shows business activity stalls
U.S. stocks fell further on Friday after data showed U.S. business activity in the manufacturing and services sectors stalled in February, as companies grew increasingly...
Algerian protesters mark year of protests and demand more reforms
Several thousand Algerians demonstrated on Friday to mark the first anniversary of protests that ousted President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, demanding the removal of allies of the...
Hong Kong resident opens his own face mask factory
Mr. Tang decided to take matters into his own hands and open a face mask factory when he couldn’t buy any after Hong Kong reported...
Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury square off in Las Vegas for much anticipated rematch
Heavyweight boxers Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury have had to be kept apart Las Vegas on ahead of their WBC title showdown on Saturday night....
Iranians head to the polls in parliamentary election
Iranians began voting on Friday in a parliamentary election likely to help hardline loyalists of the supreme leader tighten their grip on power as the...
Russia denies backing Trump’s re-election as critics blast reported interference
The Kremlin on Friday denied it was interfering in the 2020 U.S. presidential campaign to boost Republican President Donald Trump’s re-election chances following reports that...
Republican U.S. lawmaker Collins says he’s focused on Senate run, not intelligence post
U.S. Representative Doug Collins on Friday said he still plans to run for the U.S. Senate, despite President Donald Trump’s remarks that he was a...
