Mustafa al-Kadhimi took office as Iraq's prime minister early Thursday after breaking months of political deadlock. The former intelligence chief will have to tackle a staggering economic crisis, a health pandemic and the specter of renewed protests. Observing social distancing, lawmakers gathered at parliament in masks and gloves around 9:00pm local time, but the vote...
The average house price fell by 0.6% in April as market activity was held almost at a complete standstill, according to an index.
The UK government has rolled out an app to help trace people at risk of developing the virus. But their centralised approach - never mind concerns about the technology and privacy - means it's unlikely to work at all. With many countries starting to come out of lockdown, a route back to something like normality...
French student Marion Nivard starting writing last year to a World War II veteran in Britain, thanking him for taking part in the Normandy invasion that freed her country from … Click to Continue »
Asian shares were mixed Thursday as worries about the pandemic's damage to the global economy swirled with glimmers of hope about some regions reopening gradually to business as usual. Comments … Click to Continue »
Every evening when health experts updated anxious Italians in televised briefings about their nation's devastating coronavirus outbreak, the lineup of authoritative figures included only one woman: the sign-language interpreter. And … Click to Continue »
Virgin Media and O2 are to merge to create a £31 billion media and telecoms giant, their parent firms have announced.
