Germany busts ‘terrorist organization’ that planned attacks on Muslims, refugees
German police detained 12 men on Friday suspected of setting up a far-right organization with the goal of carrying out attacks against politicians, asylum seekers...
Olympic wave riders in frontline of climate change
Of all the sports at the Tokyo Olympics later this year none inhabit the frontline of climate change quite like surfing....
Wall Street set for muted open amid coronavirus worries
Wall Street’s main indexes were headed for a muted open on Friday, as concerns over the economic fallout of the coronavirus outbreak overshadowed a handful...
Coronavirus hits Chinese health workers as economy limps back to life
BEIJING (Reuters – The new coronavirus has infected 1,700 Chinese health workers and killed six, authorities said on Friday, as businesses struggled to balance containment...
Vietnam turns away two cruise ships over coronavirus fears
Vietnam has denied permission to dock for two cruise ships amid fears of coronavirus infections on board, according to state media, ship tracking websites and...
Ethiopia to hold parliamentary elections on August 29
Ethiopia’s election body set a date on Friday of Aug. 29 for free parliamentary elections that will be a first test of voter support for...
Total considers stopping fuel oil sales for power: CEO
France’s Total is considering stopping sales of fuel oil to power markets as the energy giant seeks to reduce its carbon footprint and grow its...
Investors welcome Poland’s decision to freeze last coal-fuelled plant project
Shares in Polish state-run utilities Energa and Enea gained on Friday after they froze financing of their joint project to build 1 a GW coal-fuelled...
Nvidia shares surge on signs of machine learning boom
Shares of Nvidia Corp rose 6% on Friday after the chipmaker stunned analysts with strong quarterly results and joined rivals Intel Corp and Advanced Micro...
European stocks climb to record on hopes of limited coronavirus economic hit
Stock markets across the world ticked higher on Friday, as investors bet that the damage to the global economy from China’s coronavirus outbreak would not...
