French cycling teams say Tour de France may be held in August
Cycling teams are gearing up for the Tour de France to be held in August rather than the usual July, after French President Emmanuel Macron...
Esports: Verstappen to race in virtual Aussie Supercar series
Max Verstappen flew to Australia last month for a race that was cancelled but the Red Bull Formula One driver will get some virtual Aussie...
Obama endorses Democrat Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign
Former U.S. President Barack Obama finally endorsed his vice president Joe Biden’s presidential campaign on Tuesday in an effort to bring the Democratic Party together...
JPMorgan profit dives as banks brace for coronavirus-led loan defaults
JPMorgan Chase & Co’s profit plunged by more than two-thirds in the first quarter as the largest U.S. bank put aside nearly $7 billion in...
Spain, Austria ease curbs but WHO warns coronavirus ‘certainly’ has not peaked
Spain and Austria allowed partial returns to work on Tuesday but Britain, France and India extended coronavirus lockdowns to try to rein in a pandemic...
Irish rival leaders sign off on initial government deal: local media
The leaders of Ireland’s rival Fianna Fail and Fine Gael parties signed off on a broad agreement struck by their negotiating teams aimed at attracting...
Global economy in 2020 on track for sharpest downturn since 1930s: IMF
The global economy is expected to shrink by 3.0% during 2020 in a stunning coronavirus-driven collapse of activity that will mark the steepest downturn since...
U.S. awards airports $10 billion in grants amid travel falloff
The U.S. Transportation Department on Tuesday awarded nearly $10 billion to U.S. airports struggling with a massive falloff in travel demand because of the coronavirus...
Jordan to ban mosque prayers during fasting month of Ramadan: minister
Jordan will not allow public worship in mosques during the holy month of Ramadan that begins next week as part of measures to stem the...
Poland to begin easing coronavirus curbs from Sunday with eye on May vote
Poland will gradually lift lockdown measures imposed to contain the new coronavirus from Sunday, the government said on Tuesday as the nation prepares for a...