The Eiffel Tower is preparing to welcome back visitors after the Covid-19 lockdown, but they will need to be fit: Because of lingering concerns about infection, the elevators will initially be off-limits. Workers at the Parisian landmark, which looms 324 metres (1,062 feet) over the French...

Oil prices edged lower on Wednesday as a drawdown in U.S. distillate stockpiles for the first time since March and a sharp drop in U.S. crude production faced concerns over fuel demand due to fresh outbreaks of COVID-19. Brent crude LCOc1 was down 14 cents, or 0.3%, at $40.82 a barrel by...

In the last bastion of the rebellion against President Bashar al-Assad, Syrians who fled his rule see new U.S. sanctions as a step in the right direction but say they must be shielded from any fallout as the currency crumbles. The toughest U.S. sanctions yet against Damascus came into...

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden will highlight his plan to safely reopen a US economy ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic Wednesday on his third visit this month to the must-win election battleground state of Pennsylvania. The former vice president met business owners struggling...