Millions of Italian pupils head back to the classroom next week after six months at home, confronting a new reality of outdoor lessons, coronavirus "isolation rooms" and even a possible ban on singing. While some in the north of the country already returned this week, the majority of...

 Oil futures on Wednesday clawed back some of the losses they sustained in the previous session, but a rebound in COVID-19 cases in some countries undermined hopes for a steady recovery in global demand. Brent crude LCOc1 rose $1.21, or 3%, to $40.99 a barrel by 12:56 p.m. EDT (1656...

Morocco's government on Wednesday extended a medical state of emergency until next month in the face of a sharp rise in coronavirus cases. "Today, the cabinet approved a project for a decree extending until October 10 the duration of the medical state of emergency to combat Covid-19," Prime...

UN-backed experts have found evidence that rebels in Yemen recruited nearly three dozen teenage girls - some said to be survivors of sexual violence - as spies, medics, guards and members of an all-female force, according to a report released Wednesday. The findings came in the third and...