Do your bit for farmers and eat more fries, Belgians urged
With potato farmers and processors struggling, Belgians are being urged to eat more fries to offset a slump in demand during the coronavirus pandemic....
Brazil to send military to fight Amazon deforestation, fires
Brazil intends to activate the military to fight Amazon deforestation and fires, the country’s vice president said on Wednesday, as part of wider plans to...
Shares jump after upbeat coronavirus drug data, oil surges
World stock markets surged on Wednesday following encouraging news for an experimental COVID-19 treatment and some positive earnings reports, while beaten-up oil prices surged....
‘Test and trace’ has worked for us, Ghana’s president says
A rigorous programme of testing for coronavirus and tracing the contacts of those found positive has helped Ghana avoid an explosion in cases that could...
Bollywood mourns ‘Life of Pi’ actor Irrfan Khan
Irrfan Khan, Indian star of Slumdog Millionnaire and Life of Pi, has died aged 54. He was a rare actor who made it big in...
Self-driving vehicles get in on the delivery scene amid COVID-19
Self-driving cars, trucks, sidewalk robots and shuttles are rolling out of the labs and parking garages and onto American streets to help deliver groceries, meals,...
UK has Europe’s second-highest COVID-19 death toll, new figures show
The United Kingdom now has Europe’s second-highest official death toll from the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to new figures on Wednesday that cover fatalities in...
Amazon’s foreign websites named in U.S. piracy and counterfeiting report
Several of Amazon.com Inc’s foreign websites have been added to the U.S. trade regulator’s “Notorious Markets” report on marketplaces known for counterfeiting and piracy concerns....
Scientists urge Germans to keep social distancing discipline
Germans must persevere with social distancing or risk exponential growth in the number of coronavirus cases, four leading science institutes said on Wednesday....
Juul plans to cut a third of its workforce: WSJ
Juul Labs Inc is planning to cut around a third of its staff as the e-cigarette maker faces a relentless series of regulatory headaches and...
