France’s coronavirus death toll rises by 389 to 22,245
The death toll in France from the coronavirus rose by 389 to 22,245 on Friday, the country’s top health official Jerome Salomon said....
U.S. weighs taking stakes in U.S. energy companies, other options: Mnuchin
The Trump administration is considering taking stakes in U.S. energy companies as one possible option as it seeks to help the nation’s oil and gas...
UK royal Meghan’s tabloid lawsuit has first hearing
Legal action by Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, against a British tabloid for breaching her privacy had its first court hearing on Friday, with the...
Britain’s Captain Tom, 99, gets world records for fundraising walk and song
Britain’s coronavirus fundraising hero Captain Tom Moore got two Guinness World Record titles to add to his accolades on Friday, just days shy of his...
Saudi Arabia eliminates flogging as form of punishment: document
Saudi Arabia eliminated flogging as a form of punishment, according to a document from the kingdom’s top court seen by Reuters on Friday....
Stocks struggle with muddled government pandemic response
Global equity benchmarks struggled on Friday as some U.S. states began reopening businesses despite the disapproval of health experts, and as the European Union put...
Doubts gather over Boeing-Embraer deal as deadline nears: sources
A $4.2 billion deal for Boeing to buy the civil jetmaking arm of Brazil’s Embraer has hit a roadblock over implementation, threatening its collapse barring...
As U.S. coronavirus death toll tops 50,000, handful of states edge toward reopening
With the U.S. coronavirus death toll topping 50,000, Georgia, Oklahoma and a handful of other states took the first tentative steps at reopening for business...
Coronavirus came to New York from Europe, not China: governor
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Friday research showed that strains of the novel coronavirus first entered his state from Europe, not China, and...
Rookie Nadal facing tough test at ‘virtual’ Madrid Open
When discussing the favourites to win the Madrid Open the first name on most people’s lips would usually be claycourt king Rafa Nadal. Things are...