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Turkish lira weakens further on Syria, coronavirus worries

The Turkish lira and bonds slipped Friday as increasing conflict in neighbouring Syria unsettled investors, with the market also hit by a global flight to safe-haven assets in response to coronavirus worries. Syria-related jitters increased after Turkish forces and Syrian rebels fought...

Coronavirus on G20 agenda as China reports uptick in cases

China reported an uptick in new cases of coronavirus Friday, boosted by more than 200 people testing positive for the disease in two prisons outside of Hubei province, the epicenter of the outbreak. As international authorities tried to stop the outbreak in China from becoming a global...

Libya warring rivals resume talks in Geneva: UN

Libya's warring sides have resumed talks in Geneva aimed at brokering a lasting ceasefire in the war-torn country, the U.N. said Thursday. "The talks are underway again," Jean El-Alam, spokesman for the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, told AFP, days after the country's unity...