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Bó, the digital bank developed by RBS-owned Natwest, is to shutter, just 6 months after launching publicly. The incumbent bank’s consumer challenger brand was an attempt to build a startup within a larger bank and in the longer term compete

World stocks pulled back further on Friday on grim U.S. economic data and President Donald Trump’s threat to impose new tariffs on China over the coronavirus crisis.

Dismissing reports to the contrary, administration officials tell ToI annexation can go ahead in the absence of a Palestinian state if Ramallah continues to refuse to negotiate

Belgium’s government says it is determined to be transparent about the country’s death rate from COVID-19, and count everyone who it believes died from the disease.

Dominick SeJohn Walton spots a man with a shopping cart piled high with belongings and a sign that says “Homeless. Please Help” under a Texas highway overpass. With the coronavirus keeping many at home, the road is quieter than usual.

In 1866 the United States of America was connected to the rest of the world by an underwater cable that stretched from the wilds of Canada to the wilds of Ireland. Two ships met mid-Atlantic and then unspooled a cable

In Ryan Murphy‘s new Netflix limited series Hollywood, post-war Tinseltown is reenvisioned with an imaginative “what if?” approach. The show tells a fictional narrative about a group of actors and filmmakers trying to break into the industry following the end

As the coronavirus continues to spread throughout the world, some prisons and detention facilities have become hot spots for virus outbreaks. For some journalists imprisoned on charges related to their work, this means COVID-19 has become even more life-threatening. Azimjon

Workers were forced to scale back May Day rallies around the world on Friday because of coronavirus lockdowns, although some pushed on with online events and others hit the streets in face masks. The traditional festival of the workers’ movement usually attracts

Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair said on Friday it planned to axe 3,000 pilot and cabin crew jobs, or 15 percent of staff, with air transport paralyzed by coronavirus. Dublin-based Ryanair added in a statement that most of its flights would remain grounded