Fourth Iranian fuel tanker enters Venezuela, U.S. slams ‘distraction’
The Venezuelan navy said it escorted a fourth fuel tanker from Iran through its waters on Thursday, while the United States called the shipments to...
Mexican president hits the road again under pall of coronavirus deaths
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday he would restart his tours of Mexico, gambling on his ability to control the narrative that the...
Inside a COVID-19 hospital in India, doctors see no end in sight
It was barely noon on Thursday when the metal doors of the mortuary at a hospital in south New Delhi swung open and staff in...
Playing to an empty room: Paris orchestra plays Strauss in COVID-19 era
Renaud Capuçon, a French concert violinist accustomed to playing to rooms of 2,000 people and more, performed on Thursday evening to an empty auditorium, but...
UPS adds ‘peak’ surcharge amid coronavirus fueled delivery spike
United Parcel Service Inc on May 31 will slap surcharges on U.S. e-commerce companies that have flooded its delivery network with shipments of everything from...
UK seeks alliance to avoid reliance on Chinese tech: The Times
The UK is pursuing forming an alliance of 10 democracies to create an alternative pool of suppliers of 5G equipment and other technologies to avoid...
U.S. senators offer bill to prepare for the next pandemic
U.S. senators offered a bipartisan $3 billion plan on Thursday to prepare for the next global health crisis, putting a premium on fighting disease outbreaks...
Trump move could scrap or weaken law that protects social media companies
President Donald Trump said he will introduce legislation that may scrap or weaken a law that has protected internet companies, including Twitter and Facebook, in...
ViacomCBS slashes up to 400 jobs as part of merger restructuring: source
ViacomCBS Inc is cutting up to 400 employees across CBS as part of its plan to save $750 million from its merger with CBS, a...
U.N. delays crucial climate summit for a year, cites pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has prompted the United Nations to delay until late 2021 a crucial climate summit that had been scheduled for Britain this year,...