Brutal Afghan attacks highlight limitations of U.S.-Taliban deal
Two brutal attacks this week laid bare major weaknesses of the U.S.-Taliban troop withdrawal pact: nothing in it obliges the Taliban to prevent such massacres...
Coronavirus boosts U.S. layoffs; job openings fall
Layoffs in the United States jumped to a record high in March, while the number of people voluntarily quitting their jobs dropped to a 4-1/2-year...
China says vaccine ready for second phase trial
China’s National Health Commission said on Friday that some COVID-19 vaccines are set to complete their second-phase clinical trials in July. Lauren Anthony reports....
Wirecard shares plunge as Dubai-based partner shuts shop
Shares in Wirecard fell to more than two-year lows on Friday after a Dubai-based business partner closed its doors even as the German payments company...
Soccer: FIFA to choose 2023 women’s World Cup hosts on June 25
The hosts for the 2023 women’s World Cup will be chosen at an online meeting of the FIFA Council on June 25, the global soccer...
Ethiopian Airlines sees Boeing 737 MAX compensation deal by end-June
Ethiopian Airlines expects a settlement with planemaker Boeing by end of June over compensation related to the 737 MAX grounding in March 2019 following two...
Irish horseracing to return without spectators from June 8
Horse racing will be allowed to resume in Ireland without spectators on June 8, the government said on Friday, with face coverings mandatory for jockeys...
Motor racing: McLaren boss expects Vettel to leave Formula One
Daniel Ricciardo was McLaren’s first choice to replace Ferrari-bound Spaniard Carlos Sainz and Sebastian Vettel was never in the frame, the Formula One team’s chief...
For DJ Black Coffee, COVID-19 signals pause to rethink music business
He rose from South Africa’s poorest province to become one of the world’s most successful DJs, entertaining millions in dance clubs all over the globe,...
Strong quake hits Nevada but no immediate reports of injury
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 struck a remote, sparsely populated area of Nevada about halfway between Reno and Las Vegas early on...