South Africa’s state-owned airline has suspended all its operations as it struggles to raise a bailout of more $591 million By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press September 30, 2020, 10:15 AM • 2 min read JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s state-owned airline has suspended all its operations as it struggles to raise a bailout of more than 10 billion rands ($591 million). …

The British economy did not contract as much as originally thought during the second quarter of the year when coronavirus lockdown measures were at their most intense September 30, 2020, 8:22 AM • 2 min read LONDON — The British economy did not contract as much as originally thought during the second quarter of the year when coronavirus lockdown measures …

Kuwait’s Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah has been sworn in as the ruling emir of the tiny oil-rich country, propelled to power by the death of his half-brother after a long career in the security services September 30, 2020, 8:22 AM • 2 min read DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Kuwait’s Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad …

Royal Dutch Shell says it is planning to cut between 7,000 and 9,000 jobs worldwide by the end of 2022 following a collapse in demand for oil and a subsequent slide in oil prices during the coronavirus pandemic September 30, 2020, 7:45 AM • 2 min read LONDON — Royal Dutch Shell said Wednesday it’s planning to cut between 7,000 …

RAS JEBEL, Tunisia — Once it was just the jobless young men who set off from Tunisia’s rocky northern beaches for Sicily, usually defying their parents in hopes of a better future. Now Tunisian families, even those with work or seemingly good prospects, are following that path across 130 kilometers (80 miles) of open water — nearly 10,000 since the …

JERUSALEM — For the last four months, Ahmed al-Kurdi, his wife and three children have been stranded in Jordan, where they traveled from their home in the Gaza Strip for life-saving medical treatment for his 2-year-old daughter. At a time when the coronavirus pandemic has led to border closures and travel restrictions, they find themselves stuck, not because of quarantine …

Almost 500 days after Belgian parliamentary elections, seven parties from both sides of the linguistic aisle have agreed on forming a fully functioning majority government that will center on dealing with the pandemic and its devastating economic impact By RAF CASERT Associated Press September 30, 2020, 5:38 AM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article BRUSSELS …

A survey shows China’s factory activity accelerated in September, adding to a gradual recovery from the coronavirus pandemic September 30, 2020, 3:53 AM • 1 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article BEIJING — China’s factory activity accelerated in September, adding to a gradual recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, a government survey showed Wednesday. A monthly purchasing managers’ …

The United Nations says talks between Libyan rivals in Egypt have concluded with preliminary agreements to exchange prisoners and open up air and land transit across the country’s divided territory September 29, 2020, 11:01 PM • 2 min read CAIRO — The United Nations says talks between Libyan rivals in Egypt have concluded with preliminary agreements to exchange prisoners and …

The Walt Disney Co. is planning to lay off 28,000 workers in its theme parks division in California and Florida By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press September 29, 2020, 9:47 PM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article ORLANDO, Fla. — Squeezed by limits on attendance at its theme parks and other restrictions due to the pandemic, …