Lebanon legalizes cannabis farming for medicinal use
The Lebanese parliament legalized cannabis farming for medicinal use on Tuesday, a potentially lucrative export for an economy in dire need of foreign currency as...
UK to start human vaccine trials on Thursday
Coronavirus vaccine trials on humans will begin on Thursday in the UK, health minister Matt Hancock told a news briefing on Tuesday as the country’s...
U.S. Olympic trials rescheduled for June 2021 in Eugene, Oregon
The postponed U.S. Olympic track and field trials have been rescheduled for June 18-27, 2021 in Eugene, Oregon, USA Track and Field (USATF) announced on...
U.S. coronavirus bill provides $321 billion for small business: aide
A coronavirus relief deal agreed to by U.S. congressional leaders and the Trump administration would provide $321 billion for a small business lending program, a...
Oil crash pummels stocks and bond yields; dollar rises
Stock markets around the world fell on Tuesday, as oil prices kept sliding a day after May U.S. crude oil futures turned negative for the...
Amazon staff take off work to raise safety concerns in pandemic: coalition
A U.S. labor and activist coalition said employees of Amazon.com Inc would take off work starting Tuesday to draw attention to what it says are...
Five players expected to make up the top five picks of NFL Draft
Here are the players widely expected to be selected with the first five picks of the NFL Draft on Thursday:...
U.S. Congress, White House agree on nearly $500 billion more coronavirus bailout
U.S. congressional leaders and the White House agreed on Tuesday on nearly $500 billion more in coronavirus relief for the U.S. economy, and President Donald...
Lebanese protesters return to streets in car convoys amid coronavirus lockdown
Dozens of protesters poured back onto the streets of Beirut in their cars on Tuesday, furious at rising poverty and hardship, as parliament convened for...
Venezuelan migrants leave Ecuador as coronavirus hits economy
Venezuelan migrants in Ecuador are setting out on perilous journeys to return to their crisis-stricken homeland or to join family in other Latin American countries...