Zambia reopens border with Tanzania after COVID-19 closure: sources
Zambia reopened its Nakonde border with Tanzania on Friday after a five-day closure of the key transit point for copper and cobalt exports and fuel...
Futures extend losses after retail sales worse than feared
U.S. stocks futures extended declines slightly on Friday after data showed retail sales plunged much more than expected in April, underscoring the deep economic slump...
Coronavirus savages U.S. retail sales again in April
U.S. retail sales endured a second straight month of record declines in April as the novel coronavirus pandemic kept Americans at home, putting the economy...
World stocks edge up, oil prices highest in over a month
World stocks edged up on Friday and oil prices rallied more than 2%, lifting sentiment after a week pressured by deteriorating U.S.-China relations....
Norway likely to keep travel restrictions until August 20: PM
Norway will likely maintain current travel restrictions to and from the Nordic country until Aug. 20, Prime Minister Erna Solberg said on Friday....
China ready to put Apple, other U.S. companies in ‘unreliable entity list’: Global Times
China is ready to put U.S. companies in an “unreliable entity list,” as part of countermeasures against Washington’s move to block shipments of semiconductors to...
Britain’s historic parliament gets a technological overhaul
For centuries UK politicians have crammed into the parliament chamber to debate government policy, but with only a handful of members currently permitted to sit...
U.S. FDA declines to approve Blueprint’s therapy for type of stomach cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration declined to approve Blueprint Medicines Corp’s therapy for previously treated patients with a type of cancer that affects the...
Denmark reports no COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours
Denmark reported no coronavirus-related deaths in the past day for the first time since March 13, data from public health authorities showed on Friday....
Blink or no Brexit deal, both UK and EU tell each other
Britain and the European Union traded threats on Friday over a Brexit free trade deal, warning that unless the other side gave ground there would...