Polish government wins confidence vote
Poland’s ruling nationalists won a vote of confidence on Thursday, as they sought to shore up their authority amid a series of incidents that have...
Equity rally pauses; European bonds rise on ECB stimulus
World equity markets dipped Thursday after a three-day rally and European government bonds edged higher as worse than expected U.S. economic data pointed to a...
Generational shift? Historian sees virus encouraging new values
The coronavirus pandemic could encourage a generation to turn away from a culture of selfishness, with young people now wanting to do jobs where they...
Spanish minister says land borders to open, prompts confusion
Spain played down the possibility of reopening its land borders on June 22 after a government minister announced earlier on Thursday it would do so,...
Tyson the alpaca takes heavyweight role in search for coronavirus vaccine
Scientists in Sweden are hoping an alpaca named Tyson can help deliver a knockout blow in the fight to develop a treatment or vaccine against...
Mercedes to share F1 reserves with McLaren and Racing Point
Formula One world champions Mercedes will share reserve drivers Stoffel Vandoorne and Esteban Gutierrez with the Racing Point and McLaren teams this season, a spokesman...
Drew Brees apologises for kneeling comments
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees issued a lengthy apology on Thursday for comments he made about kneeling protests being disrespectful to the American flag...
Self-driving cars could only prevent a third of U.S. crashes: study
Self-driving cars, long touted by developers as a way to eliminate road deaths, could likely only prevent a third of all U.S. road crashes, an...
Azerbaijan orders big city residents to stay home this weekend to halt virus
Azerbaijan will order everyone to stay home this weekend in big cities, including the capital Baku, in tightened coronavirus restrictions after the country’s number of...
Czechs to free up travel with Germany, Austria, Hungary on Friday: CTK agency
The Czech government will drop restrictions on travel to and from Austria, Germany and Hungary on Friday, Prime Minister Andrej Babis was quoted as saying...