French coronavirus cases jump by 3,325 due to better tracking
The number of coronavirus infections in France jumped on the same day the government announced an easing of lockdown rules, but the increase reflected the...
Islamic State calls COVID-19 God’s punishment for foes: tape
Islamic State (IS) said the coronavirus pandemic was divine punishment for its enemies, according to an audio broadcast on Thursday, where the jihadists also vowed...
Stocks, euro rise on recovery hopes; U.S.-China rift lifts gold
Global equity markets climbed on Thursday on optimism for a speedy economic recovery and a massive stimulus plan in Europe helped lift regional stocks and...
Fed’s Kaplan says U.S. economy has bottomed, ties rebound to testing
The U.S. economy has likely bottomed, Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert Kaplan said on Thursday, but a healthy rebound depends on a massive increase...
German auto supplier ZF Friedrichshafen to cut up to 15,000 jobs: memo
German car parts supplier ZF Friedrichshafen plans to reduce the workforce by up to 15,000 jobs, or around 10%, by 2025 as a result of...
‘Deficit of hope’: Minneapolis police chief apologizes to family of dead black man
The chief of the Minneapolis police on Thursday apologized to the family of an unarmed black man who died this week after a white officer...
U.N. confirms year-long delay for crucial climate summit
The United Nations has delayed until late 2021 a crucial climate summit that had been scheduled for Britain this year because of the coronavirus pandemic,...
Socially-distanced barbecues permitted in England, says PM Johnson
The coronavirus lockdown will ease next week for most of Britain’s population, Boris Johnson announced on Thursday (May 28)....
CVS, Nuro to test driverless prescription delivery in Houston area
CVS Health Corp and unmanned vehicle delivery Nuro in June will start testing a service that drops prescriptions and other essentials free of charge to...
Music video lifts morale for Burkina health workers
Burkina Faso artist Aly Verhutey pays homage to health workers treating COVID-19 patients in a music video that a doctor at Ouagadougou’s main hospital says...