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The total spending to date, by way of comparison, is more than twice the gross domestic product of Japan.

EU's Gentiloni is worried that a $2 trillion stimulus plan will not be delivered as quickly as planned after veto from Hungary and Poland.

Europe is already home to some major offshore wind farms, as well as projects focused on ocean energy.

Soros Fund Management, the asset management company founded by billionaire investor George Soros, has disclosed that it plans to sell its stake in Palantir.

The promising early-stage results were published in The Lancet, one of the world's top medical journals, on Thursday.

Life-saving coronavirus vaccination programs must reach everyone around the world, the World Health Organization's Europe chief said.

More than 200 Facebook content moderators have urged Mark Zuckerberg to let them work from home during the pandemic.

The U.K. has announced the biggest program of investment in 30 years.

One of the most popular video and gaming apps among China's youth, Bilibili, released a rap music video alongside its quarterly earnings report on Thursday.

The U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority said Wednesday that fintech firm Lanistar has been providing financial services without its authorization.

The coronavirus crisis pushed global debt levels to a new high in the third quarter, the Institute for International Finance said on Wednesday.

American Airlines, British Airways and United Airlines launched preflight Covid-19 testing programs in hopes of restoring travel between the U.S. and the U.K.

The session in Asia follows after U.S. stocks fell for a second straight day, pausing a recent rally to new records.

The company competes with Amazon-backed start-up Rivian in the electric van space.

Chinese President Xi Jinping signaled Thursday the world's second largest economy will continue to work with other countries, including the U.S.

ECA International's Lee Quane attributed this year's gains to a "sustained increase in productivity in many Asian nations" despite the coronavirus crisis.

The pandemic has changed the way companies deploy their employees and they organize supply chains – possibly creating opportunities for Southeast Asia, says Singapore's trade minister.

There will need to be "self-contained" local ecosystems and a "highly engaged, interlocked" global supply chain, said Min Wanli of North Summit Capital.

India's generic drugmakers will have an "essential" role to play in manufacturing and distributing Covid-19 therapeutics to low- and middle-income countries.

WuXi Biologics has signed more than 10 deals with clients to research antibodies that can potentially deliver treatment for the coronavirus.