BUSINESS
British Airways CEO Alex Cruz replaced as company fights for survival; Sean Doyle named as new Chief Executive
Airlines around the world have seen passenger numbers plummet amid government-imposed travel restrictions and concerns about the safety of air travel during the pandemic.
BUSINESS
Lesson not learned: Europe unprepared as 2nd coronavirus wave hits
Record high daily infections in several eastern European countries and sharp rebounds in the hard-hit west have made clear that Europe never really crushed the COVID-19 curve as hoped, after springtime lockdowns.
WORLD
China Golden Week holiday pumps up tourism, boon to economy
More than 45 percent of China’s 1.4 billion people traveled during the holiday, which began October 1. They spent 466.6 billion yuan ($69.5 billion), according to data from China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
WORLD
Thai Airways ensures grounded flying fans can still take off
The airline is selling time on its flight simulators to wannabe pilots while its catering division is serving meals in a flight-themed restaurant complete with airline seats and attentive cabin crew.
WORLD
US Election 2020 | Mail-in ballot mix-ups: How much should we worry?
Mail-in ballots are under heightened scrutiny this year as voters request them in record numbers amid the coronavirus pandemic and President Donald Trump launches baseless attacks against the process.
WORLD
Hurricane Delta makes landfall in Mexico as a Category 2
The US National Hurricane Center in Miami said satellite imagery, radar data from Cuba and surface observations in Mexico indicate that the center of Delta came ashore around 5:30 a.m. local time sustaining top winds of 110 mph (175 kmh).
WORLD
Ethicists say Donald Trump special treatment to access an experimental COVID-19 drug raises fairness issues
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. revealed on Tuesday how rare it was for anyone to get the drug it gave Trump outside of studies testing its safety and effectiveness. The drug, which supplies antibodies to help the immune system clear the coronavirus, is widely viewed as very promising
WORLD
US Joint Chief of Staff General Mark Milley quarantined after official tests COVID positive
Gen. Mark Milley and the chiefs of the Army, Navy and Air Force have tested negative for the virus, but remain under quarantine as a precaution, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss information not yet made public.
BUSINESS
US trade deficit up to $67.1 billion in August, 14-year high
The politically sensitive deficit in the trade of goods with China fell 6.7 percent to $26.4 billion.
BUSINESS
US Service sector grows for the 4th consecutive month
The Institute for Supply Management reported Monday that its index of services activity rose to a reading of 57.8 last month, 0.9 percentage point higher than the August reading of 56.9.
WORLD
Bank manager finds 9.07-carat diamond in Arkansas state park
Kevin Kinard of Maumelle found the second-largest diamond in the 48-year history of Crater of Diamonds State Park on Labor Day, according to a news release from Arkansas State Parks.
WORLD
10% of world's people may have been infected with virus: WHO
Dr. Michael Ryan, speaking to a special session of the WHO’s 34-member executive board focusing on COVID-19, said the figures vary from urban to rural, and between different groups, but that ultimately it means “the vast majority of the world remains at risk.”
BUSINESS
Market capitalism has failed in pandemic, needs reform, says Pope Francis
He said the pandemic confirmed his belief that current political and economic institutions must be reformed to address the legitimate needs of the people most harmed by the coronavirus
BUSINESS
Donald Trump's busy week: What US president did before testing positive for COVID-19
With just a month to go until the election, US President Donald Trump had a busy schedule the days before he tested positive for the coronavirus.
BUSINESS
James Bond film 'No Time To Die' pushed again, to 2021
MGM, Universal and Bond producers, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, said on Twitter on Friday that the 25th installment in the franchise will now open globally on April 2, 2021.
BUSINESS
Trump COVID infection thrusts world in uncharted territory
Major media across the globe played up the announcement, with bulletins crawling across TV screens in Paris and Rome, Seoul and Beijing.
WORLD
Trump's diagnosis rocks final stage of presidential campaign
Trump and Biden did not shake hands during the debate but stood without masks about 10 feet (3 meters) apart for the 90-minute event.
BUSINESS
Walmart to sell UK chain Asda in $8.8 billion deal
Walmart has owned Asda since 1999 but had been looking for a buyer recently to focus on higher-growth markets.
BUSINESS
US hiring slows for 3rd month but jobless rate falls to 7.9%
While congressional negotiations, led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, continue, the prospect of a major new economic aid package before the November elections is highly uncertain.
WORLD
US Election 2020: Bernie Sanders resuming in-person campaigning to back Joe Biden
Sanders ended his presidential primary campaign in April and endorsed Biden just days later, as both candidates worked to promote party unity that largely eluded Hillary Clinton in 2016.
BUSINESS
'I wanted to always play it down', Donald Trump had said of coronavirus
Donald Trump, who has tested positive for COVID-19 along with wife Melania, acknowledged being alarmed by the coronavirus, even as he was telling the nation it would swiftly disappear, journalist Bob Woodward has said in his latest book Rage.
WORLD
Kremlin says Alexei Navalny charges against Vladimir Putin 'unacceptable'
The comments from Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov came after Alexei Navalny accused Vladimir Putin of being behind his poisoning with Novichok in the anti-corruption campaigner's first published interview since being discharged from a German hospital.
BUSINESS
US jobless claims likely remained high as layoffs persist
Many employers, especially small retailers, hotels, restaurants, airlines and entertainment venues, are still struggling. And millions of Americans are facing unemployment with vastly diminished aid since the expiration of a $600-a-week federal benefit this summer.
WORLD
US Election 2020 | ‘I was sad. It was sad’: Voters bemoan nasty debate
After the presidential candidates put on one of the noisiest, most chaotic debates in recent memory, voters across the country struggled for words – printable words – to describe the display.
