Greensill drops libel suit against Reuters over bond story
Greensill Capital said it has dropped a libel suit against Reuters over a story which said that the financing group had provided a false statement...
Top investor in Italy’s Nexi cuts stake as M&A looms
The top investor in Nexi has sold 8.8% of the Italian payments group, cutting its holding in a move seen by investors as easing the...
‘No masks, no gloves’: Kenyan government under fire over quarantine centres
Kenya’s government is facing growing criticism over quarantine centres it set up to curb the spread of the coronavirus, with witnesses saying some are squalid...
Japan approves fresh $1.1 trillion stimulus to combat pandemic pain
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s cabinet approved on Wednesday a new $1.1 trillion stimulus package that includes significant direct spending, to stop the coronavirus pandemic...
Factbox: Key spending in Japan’s second stimulus package of $1.1 trillion
Japan’s cabinet approved on Wednesday a fresh stimulus package worth $1.1 trillion, among the world’s largest fiscal plans to cushion the economic blow from the...
Tracee Ellis Ross debuts her singing voice in new film ‘The High Note’
Tracee Ellis Ross plays a singing superstar in her new feel-good movie “The High Note,” but the actor said the film has nothing to do...
Climate-friendly almond farmers coax life from drying Spanish soil
In one of the driest corners of Europe, Manuel Barnes has watched the soil become healthier since he started growing almonds using techniques aimed at...
Coronavirus pushes global credit rating downgrade threat to record high
The number of companies or countries at risk of having their credit ratings cut has been pushed to an all-time high by the coronavirus pandemic,...
Kenya rolls out testing in Nairobi slums, but some fear stigma
Kenya is rolling out voluntary public testing for the novel coronavirus in its biggest slum, where some residents say being declared virus-free boosts their chances...
Electric motorbike gives women in rural Zimbabwe a path out of poverty
In the rural Zimbabwe district of Wedza, a new electric-powered motorcycle is helping bring income to poor women and easing the burden of looking after...