As coronavirus crushes small restaurants, big chains see room to move in
Prime storefronts left empty by failed businesses. Cheaper or even flexible rents. Landlords willing to add drive-thru lanes....
Syrian government seizes assets of Assad cousin Makhlouf: document
The Syrian government decided on Tuesday to seize assets belonging to Rami Makhlouf, a cousin of President Bashar al-Assad and one of Syria’s richest men,...
Past its peak? Battered oil demand faces threat from electric vehicles
Oil companies may be facing uncertainty as the coronavirus pandemic triggers a collapse in demand for their products, but auto makers are betting the crisis...
Few U.S. oil and gas firms return small-business COVID-19 loans
U.S. securities filings show that only three of 12 listed oil and gas companies that received emergency government aid made available for small businesses said...
BTS boyband member apologizes for visiting bar
A member of South Korea’s boyband BTS apologized for visiting a bar amid ongoing efforts to contain a recent coronavirus outbreak around Seoul nightclubs. Libby...
Rwandan genocide fugitive Kabuga due before French court
Rwandan genocide fugitive Felicien Kabuga is due to appear before a Paris court on Tuesday, three days after French police swooped on his hideout in...
Southwest says bookings outpace cancellations in May
Southwest Airlines Co said on Tuesday it recorded positive bookings on a net basis through May 18, as passenger reservations outpaced trip cancellations....
U.S. to send Russia 200 ventilators as Russian coronavirus cases near 300,000
The United States said on Tuesday it would this week start delivering 200 medical ventilators to Russia, which has the world’s second highest number of...
Thai anger unabated, banned politician says, 10 years after deadly army crackdown
Thailand marked the 10th anniversary of a bloody army crackdown on protesters on Tuesday, with a banned opposition politician saying anger was unabated, especially after...
Merkel, Visegrad states: We’ll dismantle border controls when pandemic allows
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the leaders of the Visegrad Four group of countries on Tuesday agreed that in was in their interests to gradually...