Trump threatens to shutter social media companies after Twitter warning
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to regulate or shut down social media companies, one day after Twitter Inc for the first time added...
Novavax buys Praha Vaccines for $167 million to boost COVID-19 vaccine production
Drug developer Novavax Inc on Wednesday acquired Praha Vaccines, a unit of India’s Cyrus Poonawalla Group, for about $167 million as it looks to boost...
Hong Kong protests escalate, police fire pepper pellets
Hong Kong riot police fired pepper pellets to disperse protesters in the heart of the global financial center on Wednesday, as new national security laws...
Head of Italy’s Lombardy region given police escort as COVID anger mounts
The governor of Lombardy, the northern region at the epicentre of Italy’s coronavirus outbreak, said on Wednesday that he had been given a police escort...
Factbox: Key climate spending in EU’s ‘green recovery’ plan
The European Commission unveiled a 750 billion euro ($826.3 billion) package on Wednesday which it says will put fighting climate change at the heart of...
‘George Floyd should be alive’: Deadly Minneapolis police encounter sparks nationwide calls for justice – The Washington Post
‘George Floyd should be alive’: Deadly Minneapolis police encounter sparks nationwide calls for justice The Washington Post 4 Minneapolis cops fired after video shows one kneeling...
Here’s where in Europe you might be able to go on vacation this summer – CNBC
Here’s where in Europe you might be able to go on vacation this summer CNBC E.U. proposes $825 billion coronavirus rescue plan giving Brussels power to...
Protesters in Hong Kong Rally Against China’s Tightening Grip – The New York Times
Protesters in Hong Kong Rally Against China’s Tightening Grip The New York Times Hong Kong crisis: riot police flood city as China protests build The Guardian China...
NHC says 70% chance of cyclone near South Carolina coast
An area of disturbed weather located off the South Carolina coast has a 70% chance of becoming a cyclone in the next 48 hours, the...
Futures climb as economic recovery hopes outweigh Sino-U.S. tensions
U.S. stock index futures advanced on Wednesday as hopes of an economic recovery eclipsed worries over simmering tensions between the United States and China....