Brent crude jumps above $33 on hopes of oil output deal
Crude futures surged for a second day on Friday, with benchmark Brent up 11% on hopes that a global deal to cut crude supply worldwide...
Deep oil output cuts won’t offset unprecedented demand loss: IEA
Deep output cuts by OPEC and other oil producing nations will not prevent a huge build up of crude, the head of the IEA said...
Global stocks edge lower on economic toll from coronavirus; oil rallies
Global stock markets sank on Friday following more signs that the COVID-19 pandemic would take a massive toll on economic growth, while oil prices continued...
Wall Street falls as coronavirus ends record job growth
Wall Street’s main indexes fell on Friday as the longest period of employment growth on record in the United States came to an abrupt end,...
U.S. judge throws out Major League Baseball sign-stealing lawsuit
A U.S. judge on Friday threw out a lawsuit seeking to hold Major League Baseball, the Houston Astros and the Boston Red Sox liable to...
Joshua-Pulev heavyweight title fight postponed – promoters
The world heavyweight title fight between Briton Anthony Joshua and the IBF’s mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev of Bulgaria originally scheduled for June 20 has been...
A bird’s eye view of the Paris lockdown
Like in much of the rest of the world, time seems to have stopped in Paris....
Birdsong and clear views: coronavirus lockdown clears Paris pollution
Parisians confined to their flats by a lockdown imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus can at least now open their windows and breathe in...
WNBA postpones start of season due to coronavirus
The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) has postponed the start of its 2020 regular season and training camps because of the coronavirus outbreak, the league...
Five positive news stories you might have missed this week
From J.K. Rowling’s ebook release to the rescue of an orphaned bear cub: these are the positive stories you might not have seen this week....
