Britain’s Next plans first beauty shops in former Debenhams stores
British clothing retailer Next said on Thursday it plans to open its first standalone beauty shops by taking space in five former Debenhams stores, seeking...
MotoGP intends to start season in July with races in Jerez
MotoGP has proposed starting its season, after months of delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with two races on consecutive weekends in July at the...
China says it backs WHO in tracing COVID-19, denounces U.S. ‘lies’
China said on Thursday it supports the World Health Organization (WHO) in trying to pinpoint the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic and accused U.S. Secretary...
H&M’s sales tumble, stockpiles grow in March to May
H&M , the world’s second-biggest fashion retailer, said local currency sales had tumbled 57% since the start of March compared with a year ago as...
North America bulges with cattle as virus closes packers, leaving retailers hungry for beef
There is no room on the range for cattle, as shuttered slaughterhouses across North America due to the pandemic leave farmers nowhere to ship their...
Gas leak at LG plant leaves hundreds hospitalized
A chemical gas leak at an LG Polymers plant in southern India on Thursday killed at least 9 people, and emergency services rushed more than...
Netanyahu cleared to form government
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s indictment on corruption charges does not disqualify him from forming a government, Israel’s top court said on Wednesday, paving the way...
Global luxury gloom to deepen despite easing lockdowns: Bain
Global sales of luxury goods are expected to slump by 50% to 60% in the second quarter even as some countries begin to ease coronavirus...
Fight brews in Congress over Republican push to protect business from coronavirus suits
A key U.S. Senate Democrat pushed back on Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s drive to protect employers from coronavirus-related lawsuits when the economy begins to...
What do studies on new coronavirus mutations tell us?
A series of studies of the genomes of thousands of samples of the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 show that it is mutating and evolving as it...