Biden, Trump campaigns tamp down spending in April
U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden cut spending on their presidential campaigns in April, according to campaign finance disclosures filed on...
China-backed AIIB approves $250 million loan for Bangladesh’s COVID-19 response
Beijing-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) said on Thursday it had approved a $250 million loan to Bangladesh to help the country cope with the...
Canada Goose lays off 125 workers: WSJ
Canada Goose Holdings Inc has laid off about 125 workers, as the COVID-19 pandemic saps demand for the company’s luxury parkas, the Wall Street Journal...
China legislators take on wildlife trade, but traditional medicine likely to be exempt
As China’s parliament prepares new laws to ban the trade and consumption of wildlife, local action plans published this week suggest the country’s fur trade...
Biden’s presidential campaign raises $43.7 million in April
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden raised $43.7 million in April for his presidential campaign, according to a disclosure filed on Wednesday with the Federal...
Samsung Electronics breaks ground for sixth domestic contract chip manufacturing line
South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Thursday said it has broken ground for its sixth domestic contract chip production line, which will make logic...
Mexico registers record one-day coronavirus death toll with 424 fatalities: health ministry
Mexico’s health ministry on Wednesday registered 2,248 new coronavirus infections and an additional 424 fatalities, a record one-day death toll since the start of the...
Australia backs technology in new carbon emissions plan
Australia’s conservative government on Thursday released a fresh plan to tackle climate change, targetting the use of gas, hydrogen, batteries and carbon capture, while avoiding...
Eight soccer players at Mexico’s Santos Laguna test positive for coronavirus
Eight soccer players at Mexico’s Santos Laguna club have tested positive for coronavirus but none of them are displaying any symptoms, the Mexican governing body,...
White: UFC ‘a go’ for Las Vegas on May 30
A UFC card on May 30 in Las Vegas is “a go,” UFC president Dana White texted to the Las Vegas Review-Journal early Wednesday....