Yemen reports nine new coronavirus cases in Aden, two more deaths
Yemen on Friday reported nine new coronavirus cases in Aden, the interim headquarters of the government, including one death, and said a second person infected...
Microsoft to invest $1.5 billion in Italian cloud business
Microsoft Corp. said on Friday it would create its first datacentre region in Italy under a $1.5 billion investment plan as the U.S. company expands...
Wall Street rises on better-than-feared jobs report, easing Sino-U.S. tension
U.S. stock markets gained on Friday after data showed the economy lost fewer jobs in April than feared due to the coronavirus crisis, adding to...
Exclusive: J.C. Penney to file for bankruptcy as soon as next week, sources say
J.C. Penney Co Inc is preparing to file for bankruptcy protection as soon as next week with plans to permanently close about a quarter of...
Opera star sings Britain’s VE Day hits from an empty Albert Hall
Welsh mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins will stream a concert from an empty Royal Albert Hall on Friday evening, as locked-down Britain marks the 75th anniversary of...
Explainer: Why 14.7% unemployment rate doesn’t capture the true state of the coronavirus economy
The U.S. economy shed 20.5 million jobs in April, and the unemployment rate rose to 14.7%, a government report Friday showed....
5G: Is the U.S. easing up on Huawei?
The U.S. Department of Commerce is close to signing off on a new rule that would allow U.S. companies to work with China’s Huawei Technologies...
Iran allows prayer gatherings in areas seen as low coronavirus risk
Friday prayer gatherings resumed in up to 180 Iranian cities and towns seen as only at low risk of coronavirus contagion after a two-month suspension,...
U.S. labor market shatters post World War 2 records as coronavirus lockdowns bite
The U.S. economy lost a staggering 20.5 million jobs in April, the steepest plunge in payrolls since the Great Depression and the starkest sign yet...
Ethiopia convicts former government minister for corruption
An Ethiopian court convicted a former cabinet minister on corruption charges on Friday and sentenced him to six years in prison....