Hockey: Olympic postponement sees world champions Belgium lose advantage
Gold medal favourites Belgium fear they might have lost some of the advantage they held over their rivals for the Olympic men’s hockey title after...
ECB wants banks to assess, disclose climate risk
The European Central Bank plans to ask lenders to assess and disclose their climate-related risks, it said on Wednesday, a step that may force banks...
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi reports 13.6% rise in first-quarter revenue
Xiaomi Corp reported a 13.6% rise in first-quarter revenue on Wednesday, even as demand for its smartphones plunged amid the coronavirus pandemic that has also...
Coronavirus behaving differently in China’s northeast clusters, expert says
The novel coronavirus is behaving differently in patients in northeast China who have contracted it recently compared with early cases, indicating it is changing as...
PM Mishustin says Russia’s coronavirus outbreak reaching stabler phase
Russia’s coronavirus outbreak is entering a more stable phase, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Wednesday, while warning that restrictions should be lifted carefully in...
Pulev says he would not step aside for Joshua-Fury fight
The IBF’s mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev said he would not accept a proposal to step aside and give world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua a chance...
Data firm Experian records strong annual revenue on U.S. strength
The world’s biggest credit data firm Experian Plc on Wednesday reported higher annual revenue as it benefited from greater demand for its analytics products in...
Japan on path to coronavirus containment: Economy Minister Nishimura
Japanese Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Wednesday that the nation was on a path towards containing the novel coronavirus....
Arise, Sir Tom: veteran hopes queen is not ‘heavy’ with the sword
Captain Tom Moore, who became a national hero in Britain after raising more than 33 million pounds ($40 million) for the National Health Service in...
Britain’s Rolls-Royce to axe 9,000 jobs in air travel slump
Rolls-Royce plans to cut at least 9,000 jobs, or more than a sixth of its workforce, in the latest blows to the UK economy and...