Beijing residents rush coronavirus test clinics as emergency rules expand
China’s capital has mandated coronavirus tests for hundreds of thousands of people as it widens measures against a new outbreak of the disease that has...
WHO testing interim data from COVID-19 trial on HIV drugs
The World Health Organization is looking at interim data from its large multi-country trial of the combination of HIV drugs Lopinavir and Ritonavir to treat...
Vatican urges Catholics to drop investments in fossil fuels, arms
The Vatican urged Catholics on Thursday to disinvest from the armaments and fossil fuel industries and to closely monitor companies in sectors such as mining...
Eni CEO working to make the green drive irreversible
Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi wants to turn the 67-year-old Italian oil and gas firm into a greener business, focusing on clean low-carbon products to build...
John Bolton’s bombshell Trump book: eight of its most stunning claims – The Guardian
John Bolton’s bombshell Trump book: eight of its most stunning claims The Guardian Bolton book bombshells: Trump asked China’s Xi for reelection help and told him...
Stocks drift as second wave virus fears mount
Global stocks drifted on Thursday as spiking coronavirus cases in some U.S. states and China crushed hopes of a quick global economic comeback from the...
Defectors prepare packages to send to North Korea despite growing tensions
A North Korean defector-led group on Thursday prepared hundreds of plastic bottles stuffed with rice which they plan to float into North Korea, despite a...
EU ready to go it alone on taxation of digital firms
The European Union is ready to go it alone with taxing digital services of firms like Google, Amazon, Facebook or Apple if there is no...
Spain will not accept threats over digital tax – govt spokeswoman
Spain and its European allies will not accept any threats over a proposed tax on internet giants’ revenues, government spokeswoman Maria Jesus Montero said on...
Oil prices tick up amid mixed signals from U.S. data
Oil prices ticked up on Thursday after U.S. oil product stocks shrank, providing bulls with ammunition ahead of a meeting between OPEC producers and their...
