Lebanon is struggling to take its first steps out of a deep financial crisis, with hopes of reforms getting under way shaken by what government critics say is a sectarian carve-up of state jobs th
Australians have struggled with their diet, wellbeing and exercise during the coronavirus lockdown, a survey has revealed. The survey of nearly 4,000 Australians published by the Commonwealth Scient
Pope Francis on Sunday urged political and military leaders in Libya to end their hostilities and called on the international community to take “to heart” the plight of
South Korea is expected to face worse export conditions from the COVID-19 outbreak across the world, the country's central bank said Thursday. The Bank of Korea (BOK)
Aircraft parts maker Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc announced on Wednesday a 21-day layoff for staff doing production and support work for Boeing Co's 737 program.Spirit, which makes the 737 fuselag
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The Japanese government maintained its assessment on Fridaythat the economy in April had "worsened," with its index of business conditions dropping to the lowest level since record keeping began.A
The mayor of Atlanta, one of dozens of U.S. cities hit by massive protests in recent days, has a message for demonstrators: “If you were out protesting last night, you
Workers gather as up to 4,600 French jobs are to be cut after car manufacturer Renault announced cost-saving measures. /Geoffroy van der Hasselt/AFP Renault says 15,000 jobs are being cut worl
Henry Litton, a former judge of the Court of Final Appeal of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), has highlighted the necessity of introducing nation
An estimated 2.1 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week despite the gradual reopening of businesses around the country, bringing the running tota
Boeing said on Wednesday it was eliminating more than 12,000 U.S. jobs, including 6,770 involuntary layoffs, as the largest American planemaker restructures in the face of the coronavirus pandemic
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a report on Friday that the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed and worsened pre-existing financial vulnerabilities, noting that profitability will be a persis
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The lira hit a record low of 7.49 to the dollar earlier this month. /VCG Qatar has thrown a lifeline to the COVID-19-hit Turkish economy by agreeing to increase its currency swap facility.The
The world must be united and the irreplaceable World Health Organization (WHO) should play a stronger role in the fight against the COVID-19 crisis, said world leaders
Japan's economy contracted at an annualized rate of 3.4 percent in January-March, government data showed on Monday, meeting the technical definition of a recession – the first since the second hal