The Russian president has declared a state of emergency over the spill into a river from a subsidiary of Norilsk Nickel
The legacy of the Australian bushfires and the shock of the Covid-19 pandemic are solid ground on which to build a new consensus that deficits are not nefarious
For car companies, there will be a lot of potential in leveraging their EV, autonomous driving and grid-related software
The global vaccine alliance is trying to raise funds for a coronavirus vaccination, but also to reach 300-million children for vaccination against measles, ...
China, which is leading the recovery, is back to more than 90% of its pre-coronavirus levels, with petrol and diesel use expected to accelerate
The president and opposition leader have signed a ‘technical co-operation plan’ to fight the virus as a humanitarian crisis
Sweden’s top epidemiologist admits that keeping the country largely open for business, and recreation, likely resulted in more deaths
The arrest relates to the murder of the previous wife of her husband and former prime minister, Thomas Thabane
Although protests have been largely peaceful during the day, at night crowds have turned to rioting, vandalism, arson and looting
Authorities have evacuated at least 100,000 people from flood-prone areas with winds set to gust at 120km/h
IHS Markit purchasing managers’ index surveys show Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the UAE still below 50, indicating contraction
Members of seven teachers' unions refuse to return to work over inadequate protection against the virus
Trump administration to probe tax schemes it deems unfair to companies such as Google and Facebook
The country ask WHO's representative to leave after her infection figures were higher than the government's tally
New York governor Andrew Cuomo slams mayor Bill de Blasio for not deploying enough police officers to curb looting
The 1807 act has one small part, read literally, that may give the US president the right to send in the army to quell protests, writes Noah Feldman
Education ministry says in late night announcement schools will remain shut
The human cost is becoming evident as African nations are forced to divert health workers and supplies away from a range of other diseases
Cops killing in the streets causes uncontrollable anger, writes Tyler Cowen, yet more than 105,000 dead due to Covid-19 has yet to register
One family chose not to hold a traditional large funeral after a May 22 plane crash because of the coronavirus
