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The French economy experienced its sharpest contraction on record in the second quarter when strict coronavirus lockdowns choked off manufacturing, tourism and consumer spending across Europe.…

Bitcoin jumped above $10,000 for the first time since early June after relatively muted recent price action.  The digital currency was trading at $10,196.27 at around 12:31 p.m. Singapore…

When UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson held a videoconference with the leaders of European Union last month, officials on both sides came away optimistic that a deal on their post-Brexit…

Mukesh Ambani has had a rollercoaster 2020, cutting a string of deals for his digital business, undergoing wild swings in his wealth and having his brother’s finances laid bare for the world to…

The Louvre in Paris, the world's most visited museum and home to the Mona Lisa, reopens on Monday but with coronavirus restrictions in place and parts of the complex closed to visitors. The…

Asia’s economy is expected to shrink this year “for the first time in living memory”, the International Monetary Fund said, warning that the region could take several years to recover.  …

The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating around the world as many countries that reopened their economies see a resurgence in Covid-19 cases, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of…

World leaders must not politicize the coronavirus pandemic but unite to fight it, the head of the World Health Organization warned Monday, reminding all that the pandemic is still accelerating…

The US Justice Department moved abruptly Friday night to oust Geoffrey S. Berman, the attorney in Manhattan overseeing key prosecutions of US President Donald Trump’s allies and an investigation…

China cases jumped the most in almost two months and Beijing shut a major food market and nearby housing districts amid fears of a resurgence of coronavirus. The International Monetary Fund…

Sweden on Wednesday dropped its investigation into the unsolved murder of former Swedish premier, Olof Palme, who was shot dead 34 years ago in downtown Stockholm. Krister Petersson, the case’s…

Japan’s economy braced for its worst postwar slump even as first-quarter GDP contracted less than initially thought, as the coronavirus crisis slams the brakes on global growth and raises…

In addition to disputing misleading claims made by US President Donald Trump about mail-in ballots this week, Twitter has added fact-checking labels to thousands of other tweets since…

Britain and the EU will attempt to revive their imperiled trade talks on Tuesday, entering a crucial week of negotiations that could mark the final hope for a deal. Hundreds of officials will…

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday the coronavirus pandemic keeps unleashing “a tsunami of hate and xenophobia, scapegoating and scare-mongering” and appealed for “an all-out…

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday announced an immediate ban on military-grade assault weapons in response to the country's deadliest-ever mass shooting, a rampage that left 22…

The EU foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, said the United States can no longer be considered a participating member of the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran. In May 2018, US President Donald…

Chinese President Xi Jinping censured the United States' insistence on proceeding with its maximum economic pressure on Iran during the coronavirus pandemic. 

The shuttering of the US economy due to the coronavirus pandemic is a shock of historic proportions, which will likely push the national unemployment rate to 16% or higher this month and require…

Catching COVID-19 once may not protect you from getting it again, according to the World Health Organization, a finding that could jeopardize efforts to allow people to return to work after…

European markets are hoping ECB, again facing the task of rescuing the eurozone, will soon add junk-rated company debt to its stimulus programs, but some investors say such a bold move might…

The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that rushing to ease coronavirus restrictions will likely lead to a resurgence of the illness, a warning that comes as governments start rolling out…

The French economy is expected to contract 8% this year, the finance minister said on Monday, revising the government’s outlook for the second time in a week. “We will have a growth forecast of…

India and other South Asian countries are likely to record their worst growth performance in four decades this year due to the coronavirus outbreak, the World Bank said on Sunday.

Germany's president said the coronavirus pandemic was a "test of our humanity" in a rare television address.

Frank-Walter Steinmeier countered the views of other leaders, stating that…