Just Eat Takeaway’s $6 billion Grubhub grab tests growth limits
Just Eat Takeaway said on Thursday its proposed $6 billion takeover of Grubhub to create a trans-Atlantic giant would give it the upper hand in...
Polish archbishop urges protection of ‘family values’ ahead of vote
A Polish archbishop on Thursday sought to reaffirm Christian family values at the heart of conservative President Andrzej Duda’s re-election campaign, saying foreign “ideologies” were...
Boston removes decapitated Columbus statue
Activists across the U.S. have targeted public monuments they say glorify white supremacy, using both legal and illegal means to take the symbols down....
‘We will start starving’: Africa’s deserted safaris
Hundreds of thousands in Africa’s rural communities are seeing their livelihoods shattered as the COVID-19 pandemic takes a heavy toll on the continent’s multi-billion-dollar safari...
Scientists to study sleep, or lack of it, during COVID-19 pandemic
An international group of neuroscientists will examine how the world is sleeping, or failing to, during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has upended work, social and...
Diack tells court he slowed handling of Russian doping cases to save sponsorship
Lamine Diack, the former head of World Athletics, on Thursday told a French court he had slowed the handling of Russian doping cases between 2011-2013...
S&P 500 falls 3% on new virus wave fears, Fed’s cautious outlook
U.S. stocks extended losses on Thursday, with the S&P 500 on track for its sharpest percentage decline since April 1, as investors worried about a...
Norway mosque shooter jailed for 21 years
A far-right Norwegian man was jailed for 21 years on Thursday for the racially motivated murder of his Chinese-born stepsister and attempting to kill worshippers...
U.S. layoffs abating, labor market distress persists
The number of Americans seeking jobless benefits fell last week, but millions laid off because of COVID-19 continue to receive unemployment checks, suggesting the labor...
U.S. cannot shut down economy again, Treasury’s Mnuchin says
The United States cannot let the coronavirus shut down its economy again, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday, adding that more than $1...