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South Africa projected its budget deficit would widen to 14.6% of GDP in the current fiscal year, the highest since the end of apartheid.

The chances of winning November's presidential election have moved "firmly" in favor of Democratic candidate Joe Biden, economists have projected.

Apple was affected by the shutdown in China during the height of the coronavirus pandemic in the country, but it has seen a sharp rebound as the the economy reopened.

The warning comes after talks between Argentina's government and international creditors to restructure $65 billion in debt hit a roadblock.

Germany reported a further cluster of coronavirus cases at a slaughterhouse in Lower Saxony on Tuesday, the latest in a series of outbreaks that have been seen in the country.

The recent border clash in Ladakh left 20 Indian soldiers dead and it was the first time in more than 40 years that a face-off between India and China resulted in casualties.

The U.K. tech community is trying to persuade talented individuals that would have moved to the U.S. on the H-1B visa to consider moving to the U.K. to start a company.

Analysts said the stock has been buoyed by recent optimism about Tencent's advertising business.

Tens of thousands of exhausted seafarers are stuck at sea in a humanitarian crisis that could spill over to hurt international trade and supply chains.

The hearing represents an extraordinary case for the crisis-stricken South American country.

Web Summit will host up to 100,000 participants on an online platform the company built to host its Collision tech conference virtually.

Europe's "blanket job-retention schemes" mean that around 9 million workers risk becoming unemployed in 2021, according to asset management firm Allianz.

A new trend is emerging among affluent travelers — the hotel "buyout." Here is what it costs.

The coronavirus has infected more than 9.17 million people around the world as of Tuesday, killing at least 474,513 people.

Tensions between China and Australia have intensified in recent months, since the latter called for a global investigation into the origins of the coronavirus, which first emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan.

A report suggested North Korean troops were taking down loudspeakers recently reinstalled at the fortified border.

There's still opportunities for investors in Chinese stocks, despite increased tensions over trade, the coronavirus and geopolitical issues.

Gojek said it was cutting 9% of its employee headcount, with the layoffs being primarily in its lifestyle division, which offered cleaning and massage services.

Hin Leong currently has liabilities of $3.5 billion and assets of $257 million and accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services said that on its own, the company "has no reasonable prospect of being restructured or rehabilitated."

White House health advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said he was "quite concerned" about the rise in coronavirus cases in states that "reflect an increase in community spread."