Trump administration to bar Chinese passenger carriers from flying to U.S.
President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday barred Chinese passenger carriers from flying to the United States starting on June 16 as it pressures Beijing to...
Israel’s Team8 launches VC fund to invest in AI, cybersecurity
Israeli cyber group Team8 said on Wednesday it launched Team8 Capital, a new venture capital fund that will focus on technology investments in data, artificial...
Global shares, euro climb on robust risk appetite as lockdowns ease
A gauge of global equity markets rose and the euro gained against the dollar on Wednesday, both for a seventh session, in signs of strong...
Breakingviews TV: What changes?
After the Covid-19 pandemic has taken its emotional, physical and economic toll, look for an acceleration of mega-trends like automation, the drive for sustainability, digitalisation...
UK won’t turn its back on Hong Kong, says Johnson
Prime Minister Boris Johnson says Britain won’t turn its back on the people of Hong Kong — a former British colony — if China imposes...
Putin backs state of emergency in Arctic region over fuel spill in river
Russian President Vladimir Putin approved a state of emergency in the Arctic city of Norilsk on Wednesday after a huge leak of fuel into a...
PGA Tour coronavirus testing convoy ready to roll
The PGA Tour will roll out three mobile laboratories that will conduct on site testing at all tournaments as the sport returns from a nearly...
OPEC+ keen to keep U.S. shale in check as oil prices rally
When OPEC, Russia and their allies agreed in April to slash oil production, little did they expect that their initiative to prop up collapsing prices...
Spain reports first new COVID-19 death since Sunday, total at 27,128
Spain on Wednesday reported its first death from the coronavirus since Sunday, health ministry data showed, bringing the country’s cumulative death toll up to 27,128....
My PRIDE: The rise of gender-affirming fashion
When graduate student Haobo Zhang decided to design underwear specifically for transgender women, his ambition was more high-minded than simply turning in a project to...