U.S. unemployment rate unexpectedly falls in May
The U.S. unemployment rate unexpectedly fell in May and layoffs abated, the Labor Department said on Friday in a report that showed the latest signs...
Get Back! Abbey Road Studios reopen after lockdown hiatus
London’s world-famous Abbey Road Studios reopened on Thursday (June 4) after the lockdown forced it to close its doors for the first time in its...
Swiss to open borders to Europeans on June 15
Switzerland plans to open its borders to European Union countries, EFTA members and Britain on June 15, the government said on Friday, bringing forward its...
Mudslide in Arctic Norway sweeps houses into the sea
A powerful mudslide in Arctic Norway swept eight houses and the piece of land on which they stood into the sea, where they sank into...
Saudi Arabia reimposes curfew in Jeddah for two weeks: SPA agency
Saudi Arabia has reimposed a curfew in the Red Sea city of Jeddah 3 p.m to 6 a.m for two weeks starting on Saturday due...
Finland’s finance minister steps down over training scandal
Finland’s Katri Kulmuni will step down as finance minister but continue to lead her party, she told reporters on Friday, after a magazine said she...
British embassy raises U.S. protests with Trump administration
Britain’s embassy in the United States has raised the issue of ongoing protests there with the U.S. administration, including the treatment of British journalists by...
Health secretary in Brazil’s Sao Paulo metropolitan region shot at amid COVID-19 outbreak
The health secretary of Osasco city in Brazil’s Sao Paulo metropolitan region was targeted in a shooting attack on Thursday night, the state department of...
Spain to open to foreign tourism from July 1, government spokeswoman says
Spain will start opening its borders to foreign tourists from July 1, government spokeswoman Maria Jesus Montero told a news conference on Friday, a day...
Shaman critical of Putin loses bid to end enforced psychiatric treatment
A Russian court on Friday rejected a challenge by a Siberian shaman critical of President Vladimir Putin who says he has been illegally incarcerated in...