Wall Street tumbles on lackluster earnings, economic data
U.S. stock indexes slumped 2% minutes after the open on Wednesday as a record drop in retail sales and dour first-quarter earnings reports lent weight...
U.S. retail sales collapse as coronavirus keeps consumers at home
U.S. retail sales suffered a record drop in March as mandatory business closures to control the spread of the novel coronavirus outbreak depressed demand for...
Putin offers extra 200 billion roubles to Russian regions amid coronavirus
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russian regions would receive an additional 200 billion roubles ($2.7 billion) as a relief measure amid the...
Elizabeth Warren endorses Democrat Joe Biden for president
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden for president on Wednesday, giving the presumptive Democratic front-runner another high-profile backing from one of...
Spain’s daily coronavirus deaths decline as testing increases
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday promised more coronavirus testing to try to build on a decline in daily COVID-19 deaths that has allowed Spain...
French doctor, 98, keeps working through coronavirus crisis
Doctor Christian Chenay is almost old enough to remember the 1918 Spanish flu and treated typhus sufferers during World War Two. Now, as he nears...
Kazakhstan summons Chinese ambassador in protest over article
Kazakhstan’s foreign ministry summoned the Chinese ambassador on Tuesday to protest over an article saying the country was keen to become part of China, the...
Poland debates curbs to abortion rights, coronavirus limits protests
Polish lawmakers are to debate a proposal to tighten already restrictive abortion rules on Wednesday, while rights activists protested on social media as coronavirus limits...
Trump’s halt to WHO funding prompts condemnation as coronavirus cases near 2 million
U.S. President Donald Trump’s move to halt funding to the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic prompted condemnation on Wednesday from...
Greenland ice sheet shrinks by record amount: climate study
Greenland’s ice sheet shrank by more than at any time since record-taking began last year, according to a study published on Wednesday that showed the...