Americas will be hardest hit by COVID-19 job losses :ILO
The Americas will bear the brunt of an estimated 305 million job losses that the COVID-19 pandemic will cause worldwide between April and June, the...
Germany can’t confirm Merkel will attend G7 in person: spokeswoman
German Chancellor Angela Merkel cannot confirm her physical presence at an envisaged summit of the Group of Seven (G7) in the United States yet, a...
Motorsport UK aims to get back on track from July 4
The governing body for motorsport in Britain aims to resume racing activities without spectators from July 4, it said on Wednesday....
Putin gets invitation from UK’s Johnson on coronavirus vaccine summit: Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has received an invitation from British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to take part in a summit on the coronavirus vaccine, but...
Cuomo to press Trump on reviving U.S. economy with roads, bridges in White House meeting
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo will press President Donald Trump to invest in the nation’s roads, bridges and rails during a White House meeting on...
Ryanair’s holiday bookings surge, sees UK dropping quarantine
Ryanair expects Britain to join other European nations in dropping COVID-19 quarantine plans in the coming weeks, its CEO told Reuters on Wednesday, as he...
Italians try social distance swimming
Butterfly? Backstroke? Breaststroke? Whatever the style, swimmers were notching up their lengths at a social distance as pools reopened in Italy on Monday (May 25)....
Trump offers to mediate ‘raging’ India-China border dispute
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he has offered to mediate a standoff between India and China at the Himalayan border....
Poland to scrap compulsory outdoor masks, reopen cinemas as coronavirus abates
Poles will be allowed to go outside without protective masks from May 30 and cinemas, theatres and gyms will reopen on June 6, the government...
Trump threatens to regulate or shut down social media companies
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...