Myanmar’s junta shut down the internet in the country on Saturday as thousands of people took to the streets of Yangon to denounce this week’s coup and demand the release of elected leader A... Read more
The jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Russia was widely expected by Russia watchers, but experts say what comes next will likely depend on the momentum of protests in support of... Read more
Italy will be in ‘very good hands’ with Mario Draghi at the helm of a new government, former PM says
LONDON — Italy’s Matteo Renzi believes the country will be in “very good hands” with Mario Draghi after the former European Central Bank chief accepted a mandate to try to form a new governm... Read more
Besides GameStop, other popular short-squeeze targets among Reddit traders were taking big hits on Tuesday. Shares of AMC Entertainment, which rallied nearly 300% last week from a major shor... Read more
Illicit sales of fake negative Covid-19 test results are becoming more widespread as criminals look to profit from travel restrictions imposed during the pandemic, according to Europol. The... Read more
LONDON — The U.K.’s competition regulator announced Thursday it’s starting an investigation into Facebook’s acquisition of popular GIF website Giphy, which is reportedly valued at $400 milli... Read more
President Vladimir Putin warned on Wednesday that the coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated preexisting global problems and imbalances, and that these could deteriorate to a point where there... Read more
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday called on coronavirus vaccine makers to deliver on their pledges to supply millions of doses to the bloc, and beyond. Her commen... Read more
Russia saw widespread protests against President Vladimir Putin at the weekend, with demonstrations involving tens of thousands of people and taking place in as many as 100 cities. Experts s... Read more
President Joe Biden has painted a bleak picture of the nation’s coronavirus outbreak in his first few days in office, warning that it will take months to turn around the pandemic’s trajector... Read more
