Manufacturing activity in China showed cautious growth in May after shrinking a month earlier. Market researchers Markit and Caixin report this based on their purchasing managers index. The sizeable…
US President Donald Trump is considering sanctions against the financial sector in China. He also would like to hit the sector with trade restrictions, Bloomberg news agency reports based on…
US President Donald Trump was to sign a social media decree on Thursday. The exact content of the decree is not yet straightforward. But the announcement comes shortly after…
To make sports matches without a crowd more attractive, an app has been developed in Japan that allows fans to sound encouragement through the stadium via their phone. Electronics…
Believers in Saudi Arabia are allowed to return to Friday prayers under certain conditions. The mosques are allowed to open their doors again for that. The houses of worship…
In Spain, quarantine measures are easing in the most affected areas, such as Madrid and Barcelona, starting today. Terraces of bars and restaurants are allowed to open again, under…
The corona lockdown in Madrid will be partly lifted on Monday. The Spanish authorities announced this on Friday. The terraces in the capital reopen and meetings with up to…
The US Wants to Get Out of the Open Skies Treaty. The United States plans to withdraw from the 1992 Open Skies Convention. In it, 35 countries have agreed…
As expected, this afternoon Hurricane Amphan made landfall in India and Bangladesh. It is one of the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded in the Bay of Bengal with gusts of…
The head of Disney’s streaming division, Kevin Mayer, is leaving to lead TikTok, the popular but controversial video-sharing app. The app’s owner, Chinese ByteDance, settled last year in the…