Shares cruise to three-month highs, dollar shows the strain
World stocks climbed towards three-month highs on Tuesday as the global coronavirus recovery effort won out over U.S.-China tensions and the worst civil unrest in...
Hong Kong sees rush to renew UK passports as fears for future grow
When Ming Wong saw that Britain was prepared to offer extended visa rights and a “path to citizenship” for British National Overseas (BNO) passport holders...
Oil prices rise before OPEC+ meeting about extending output cuts
Oil prices rose on Tuesday on expectations that major producers would agree to extend output cuts that have shored up prices, during a video conference...
Embraer seeks business partners but not a repeat of the Boeing deal
The world’s No. 3 planemaker Embraer is open to new business partners after Boeing Co ditched a $4.2 billion deal that was years in the...
Celtics’ Poirier joins Floyd protests with team mates
Celtics center Vincent Poirier says he took part in a protest with NBA team mates Marcus Smart and Enes Kanter in Boston on Sunday over...
Australian police under scrutiny as people march in Sydney over Floyd’s death
Thousands of people protested in Sydney on Tuesday over black American George Floyd’s death in U.S. police custody, as Australian police faced questions about use...
UK COVID-19 death toll rises to nearly 50,000, Reuters tally shows
The United Kingdom’s COVID-19 death toll neared 50,000 on Tuesday, a grim figure for Prime Minister Boris Johnson as he takes steps to ease the...
Philippines reports 359 more coronavirus cases, total nears 19,000
The Philippine health ministry on Tuesday confirmed six more coronavirus deaths and 359 new infections....
NASA astronauts describe ‘smooth’ docking after SpaceX launch
“We didn’t feel the docking. It was just so smooth…in Shuttle, you felt a little bit of a jolt,” NASA astronaut Doug Hurley said on...
Australia’s Woolworths to reward over 100,000 staff with shares for virus efforts
Australia’s biggest supermarket chain Woolworths Group said on Tuesday it will reward more than 100,000 of its staff with free company shares for their efforts...
