Gold price boosts Barrick profit as miner eyes copper deals
Barrick Gold Corp reported a nearly 55% rise in quarterly profit on Wednesday as gold prices surged, bolstering its ability to snap up mines including...
Dutch to begin easing lockdown measures next week, government says
The Netherlands will begin easing coronavirus lockdown measures next week nearly two months after they were imposed, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Wednesday....
U.S. will use ‘every tool’ to secure release if any Americans held in Venezuela: Pompeo
The U.S. government will use “every tool” available to secure the return of Americans if they are being held in Venezuela, U.S. Secretary of State...
Venezuela state TV broadcasts videos of two captured American ‘mercenaries’
Venezuela state television broadcast on Wednesday videos of two American “mercenaries” – Airan Berry and Luke Denman – who Venezuelan authorities captured during a failed...
Canada’s British Columbia the latest province to unveil restart plan
The Canadian province of British Columbia will unveil its plan to start reopening its economy on Wednesday, as new coronavirus cases dwindle and other parts...
Facebook names first members of oversight board that can overrule Zuckerberg
Facebook Inc’s new content oversight board will include a former head of state, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and several constitutional law experts and rights...
Factbox: Who are the first members of Facebook’s oversight board?
Facebook Inc on Wednesday named the first members of its independent oversight board, which will be able to overturn the company’s decisions on individual pieces...
Men’s Milan Fashion Week slips to July in digital-only format due to coronavirus
The Men’s Milan Fashion Week set for June will be postponed to mid-July and presented in purely digital format with photos and video to avoid...
Facebook’s Libra appoints HSBC legal chief Stuart Levey as CEO
Libra Association, the entity managing the Facebook Inc-led effort to build global digital currency Libra, on Wednesday named Stuart Levey as its first chief executive...
Will Gilead price its coronavirus drug for public good or company profit?
Gilead Sciences Inc faces a new dilemma in deciding how much it should profit from the only treatment so far proven to help patients infected...