Oil rises as Trump plans to ease lockdown
Oil prices rose on Friday as President Donald Trump laid out plans to ease the U.S. coronavirus lockdown and on reports, later played down, that...
Malaysia may extend virus curbs, but with more sectors open: minister
Malaysia may extend its travel curbs beyond April 28 but with more sectors open for business, its second-most senior minister told Reuters on Friday as...
At least 300,000 Africans expected to die in pandemic: U.N. agency
The COVID-19 pandemic will likely kill at least 300,000 Africans and risks pushing 29 million into extreme poverty, the U.N. Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)...
Teams could shut down due to COVID-19 crisis says Ineos boss Brailsford
Cycling teams’ sponsorship-based model could lead to their financial ruin as businesses struggle to deal with the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Team Ineos’...
Tough decisions for Chinese nationals in Russia
The worsening outbreak in Russia has forced the roughly 150,000 Chinese citizens living there to decide between sheltering in place or trying to cross back...
Russian coach gets four-year ban for trying to bribe official
Russian track and field coach Andrei Eremenko has been banned for four years after attempting to bribe a dope tester in 2017, the Court of...
Airbus chief calls for government support for shift to lower-emission planes: Der Spiegel
Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury is proposing a government support programme to help airlines convert their fleets to more environmentally friendly planes, according to an interview...
AT&T investors denied a dial-in as annual meeting goes online
Activist investors say telecommunications pioneer AT&T Inc won’t take their calls for its upcoming annual meeting, reinforcing their concerns that the shift of the gatherings...
Trump administration working to ease drilling industry cash crunch
The Trump administration is seeking to ease a severe cash crunch in the drilling industry by raising loan limits available under a coronavirus stimulus package...
Japan PM Abe backs WHO on coronavirus, in contrast with ally Trump
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed support on Friday for the role of the World Health Organization in the campaign against the new coronavirus, in...