Italy Senate panel votes down Salvini probe over stranded migrants
An Italian Senate committee on Tuesday rejected a request by magistrates to investigate Matteo Salvini, head of the rightwing League party, for refusing a migrant...
Merck leaps into COVID-19 development fray with vaccine, drug deals
Merck & Co Inc , which has largely kept to the sidelines of the race for COVID-19 treatments, said it was buying Austrian vaccine maker...
LATAM becomes largest airline to file for bankruptcy amid coronavirus
LATAM Airlines Group SA filed for U.S. bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, becoming the largest carrier to seek an emergency reorganization amid the coronavirus crisis....
S&P 500 futures top 3,000 points on recovery hopes
U.S. stock futures rose 2% and breached a major chart barrier on Tuesday as global easing of lockdowns and business restarts boosted optimism about economic...
Ryanair vows to appeal against Lufthansa aid package
Ryanair will contest a 9 billion-euro ($9.9 billion) German aid package for Lufthansa, the budget airline’s Chief Executive Michael O’Leary said in a statement on...
Britain to provide anti-viral drug remdesivir to some COVID-19 patients
Britain will provide anti-viral drug remdesivir to certain COVID-19 patients that it is most likely to benefit as part of a collaboration with manufacturer Gilead...
Thailand extends virus emergency powers amid opposition suspicion
Thailand’s cabinet on Tuesday extended an emergency decree to fight the coronavirus to June 30, with a spokeswoman denying opposition suggestions that the prime minister,...
Hong Kong leader says security law will not hurt freedom amid global alarm
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday Beijing’s proposed national security law for the city, which has raised alarm in the global financial centre...
Travel and leisure stocks rejoice on summer holiday hopes
European travel stocks soared on Tuesday amid reports Spain and Germany would ease travel restrictions, and no noticeable increase in infections were reported during the...
The general election scenario that Democrats are dreading – POLITICO
The general election scenario that Democrats are dreading POLITICO Can we stop pretending Trump is fit to be president? The Washington Post Trump spends weekend golfing amid...