Democrats delay presidential convention until Aug. – Politico
U.S. Democrats have delayed their presidential nominating convention in Wisconsin by more than a month to Aug. 17, after the party’s leading candidate, Joe Biden,...
Dress to impress at home: Retailers recast spring looks for coronavirus lockdowns
Desperate to sell pricey spring looks during the coronavirus lockdown, retailers are turning to social media to show their latest styles in somber, stay-at-home settings....
Oil soars after Trump says Saudis and Russians to cut output
Oil prices soared on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he expects Russia and Saudi Arabia to announce a major oil production cut, and...
Trump says he brokered deal with Saudi, Russia for huge oil cuts
U.S President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had brokered a deal with top oil producers Russia and Saudi Arabia to cut output and arrest...
U.S. doctors on coronavirus frontline seek protection from malpractice suits
U.S. medical professionals on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic are lobbying policymakers for protection from potential malpractice lawsuits as hospitals triage care and...
Democrats want FCC to reject Trump campaign threat to broadcasters
Two top Democrats in Congress on Thursday asked Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai to reassure broadcasters the agency will not revoke their licenses...
Output at Nissan’s UK car plant suspended throughout April over coronavirus
Production at Nissan’s British factory, the country’s biggest car plant, is suspended throughout April, continuing a shutdown in place since mid-March as the coronavirus outbreak...
Pelosi to form bipartisan panel to oversee $2 trillion coronavirus relief
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday she will form a bipartisan select committee on the coronavirus crisis to oversee the spending...
EU justice chief urges U.S. tech giants to halt virus clickbaits
EU justice chief Vera Jourova on Thursday criticised U.S. tech giants such as Google and Facebook for making money off coronavirus-related fake news instead of...
Red Cross to deliver supplies for COVID-19 patients on front lines of Ukraine conflict
A first planeload of medical supplies for COVID-19 patients and other relief goods has arrived in Ukraine to help people enduring a six-year conflict in...
