The FTSE 100's eight-day rally came to an end on Thursday as soaring optimism regarding the Covid-19 vaccine finally tempered.
The FTSE 100's eight-day rally came to an end on Thursday as soaring optimism regarding the Covid-19 vaccine finally tempered.
With a COVID-19 vaccine drawing closer, public health officials across the country are gearing up for the biggest vaccination effort in U.S. history — a monumental undertaking that must distribute...
The 2020 US election has opened up a debate on how we ended up with both the Trump and Biden camps claiming different electoral outcomes in a country that styles...
Italian mediation helped resolve a long-running dispute between Kosovo's ethnic Albanian government and the Serb minority, allowing a road project that will bypass a historic Christian Orthodox monastery listed as...
Twitter has compiled its top acts of kindness in the UK throughout the pandemic to put a focus on those “coming together in support of one another”.
Ghana's former president Jerry Rawlings, who staged two coups and later led the West African country's transition to a stable democracy, has died, according to the state's Radio Ghana and...
A hulking, never-occupied building sardonically likened to a robot's head that has loomed over the Russian city of Kaliningrad for decades is to be demolished next year, the region's governor...
Thousands massed Thursday in Armenia's capital to protest the terms of a cease-fire agreement that gave territorial concessions to Azerbaijan in the long-running conflict over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh....
A north Mississippi county is fining a business owner $115,000 after he built a commercial business without getting a building permit or site plan approval. Lafayette County supervisors voted Nov....
The Maine Department of Labor recorded nearly 3,000 new unemployment claims, an increase linked to seasonal layoffs in restaurants, lodging and construction industries, officials said Thursday. There were about 2,300...
A hulking, never-occupied building likened to a robot's head that has loomed over the Russian city of Kaliningrad for decades is to be demolished next year, the region's governor says.
The British government went against the recommendations of planning officials Thursday when it approved controversial plans for a road tunnel to be built near the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge in...
Grain futures were lower on Thursday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Dec. lost .14 cent at $5.9320 a bushel; Dec. corn was down .118...
Former President Mary Robinson has compared Donald Trump's refusal to concede the US election with “volatile and undemocratic situations in states such as Kenya, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe”.
Even with counting still going on for 2020, attention has already turned to what will happen in four years, and there's an intriguing cast of runners and riders who could...
Primary care provider Cano Health will receive a nearly $1.5 billion infusion as investors push deeper into a growing form of care delivered to Medicare Advantage patients. The privately held...
Miami-Dade wants a library and county offices in Wynwood Norte — and is putting its land into the deal. Five local developers now are vying for the action. Three adjacent...
Republicans have branded their opponents “socialists, “radical extremists” and “Marxists” ahead of US Senate elections in Georgia that will determine who controls the chamber when President-elect Joe Biden takes office.
The special dish at La Morada, a small Mexican restaurant in the Bronx, varies from day to day: Perhaps it's enfrijoladas, handmade tortillas covered with black bean sauce and pico...
U.S. stocks are scuffling in early trading on Thursday amid worries about worsening coronavirus counts across the country. The S&P 500 was 0.4% lower, a rare stumble after climbing at...
Russia's foreign exchange holdings have risen for the second consecutive week to reach $587.6 billion, according to the latest data released by the country's central bank. The holdings rose by...
Russia's foreign exchange holdings have risen for the second consecutive week to reach $587.6 billion, according to the latest data released by the country's central bank. The holdings rose by...
Is it safe yet to fly during the pandemic? Public health experts say staying home is best to keep yourself and others safe from infection. But if you're thinking about...
China's foreign trade boomed again in October, with exports surging at their fastest pace for 19 months and imports showing stable growth, as the world's second-largest economy continues to rebound...
Old-guard Democrats Joe Manchin and Jim Clyburn have made clear how opposed they are to defunding the police. They realise how unpopular the idea is with many voters, but it...
Members of Poland's right-wing government have condemned leaders of an annual far-right march in Warsaw for having failed to prevent violence and injuries.
A Zimbabwean magistrate Thursday denied bail to an investigative journalist who has been in detention for more than a week for alleging corruption in the country's prosecuting agency, sending him...
The go-ahead has been given by An Bord Pleanala to construct a 32km paved greenway “road development” in south Kerry.
Imagine a world where you move around in your own personal sound bubble. You listen to your favorite tunes, play loud computer games, watch a movie or get navigation directions...
New applications for unemployment assistance in Florida hit a pandemic low last week, the U.S. Department of Labor reported Thursday, as economists look for economic gains to hold amid a...
The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits fell last week to 709,000, a still-high level but the lowest figure since March and a sign that the job market might...
Pro-democracy politicians in Hong Kong began resigning to protest against the expulsion of four other politicians, heightening a conflict with Beijing over the semi-autonomous Chinese territory's future.
Eleven police officers for two suburban Atlanta agencies received thousands of dollars in unemployment payments related to part-time security jobs, even though they were still full-time officers, an investigation finds....
The price of the world's top cryptocurrency, bitcoin, briefly surged to $16,157 on Thursday, hitting a high not seen since January 6, 2018. Analysts say that a number of companies...
With tensions soaring amid a spate of police incidents involving African Americans, the state of Florida is considering allowing business owners to shoot looters on site. Is this the law...
THERE is concern over the capacity for Covid-19 testing at airports ahead of the expected increase in travel for Christmas.
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy wants authorities to drop an investigation into alleged illegal financing of his 2007 campaign by the regime of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, after a...
Tropical Storm Eta dumped torrents of blustery rain on Florida's west coast as it moved over Florida after making landfall north of the heavily populated Tampa Bay area Thursday morning....
As the sun sets on the Trump presidency, the White House still has plenty of scores to settle, not least when it comes to dealing with Iran. Just how far...
Joe Wicks has kicked off a 24-hour live workout to raise money for Children In Need.