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Jobless data show economic pain as Trump eyes US reopening

Brutal weekly unemployment numbers underscored the coronavirus pandemic's continued ability to destroy jobs in the United States -- 36.5 million in two months -- as President Donald Trump and his allies pushed to reopen the world's largest economy. About 2.98 million people filed fresh...

For Europe's strongmen, pandemic is opportunity and risk

Europe's strongmen leaders want to use the coronavirus pandemic to tighten their grip while touting their prowess in overcoming crises, but their authority risks being badly undermined if the outbreak is mishandled. From Turkey to Russia and other ex-Soviet states such as Belarus, the...