CNBC World News

Dominic Cummings defended his decision to travel 260 miles from London to Durham days after the U.K. went into lockdown.

Shares of Aston Martin surged Tuesday after the famed British car brand announced the head of Mercedes-Benz's performance division as its next CEO.

Hydrogen technology is already being deployed in a number of scenarios.

TV ad revenue in Europe was down by about 50% in April, while the results of the major digital players were generally above expectations.

The European Commission will unveil Wednesday new coronavirus-related stimulus package and expectations are that it could boost markets across Europe.

South Africa will downgrade its coronavirus lockdown measures to level three on June 1, marking what President Cyril Ramaphosa called a "significant shift" in its approach to the pandemic.

Lawmakers in Europe have generally taken a more aggressive approach in their response to protecting the labor market from the effects of Covid-19, with many countries introducing wage subsidy programs.

The McLaren Group, which owns the Formula 1 team and supercar maker, has announced plans to lay off 1,200 staff as part of a restructuring plan.

Beer and wine sales are up year over year in the U.S., but people are increasingly turning to spirits during stay-at-home measures.

The U.K.'s National Cyber Security Center has launched another review into Huawei after the U.S. imposed sanctions on the Chinese tech giant last week.

France and Italy, which implemented stringent coronavirus lockdown measures in the first quarter, saw the most significant damage to GDP among the major members.

Bolt said it raised 100 million euros from Naya Capital, lifting the ride-hailing app's valuation to 1.7 billion euros.

Stock markets around the world surged on Tuesday as hopes for a coronavirus vaccine and the easing of lockdown restrictions worldwide drive investors back toward risk assets.

Relations between the U.S. and China — the world's top two economies — look set to worsen, said Graham Allison, Harvard University's Douglas Dillon Professor of Government.

China's central government is introducing a national security law in Hong Kong because the territory's authorities have not been able to do it locally for over 20 years, a Hong Kong official said on Tuesday.

Covid-19 has infected more than 5.5 million people worldwide and killed more than 346,000 people

China will continue to defend its "national sovereignty and territorial integrity" in the face of pressure from the U.S., said Victor Gao of the Center for China and Globalization.

The European Central Bank should not need to take into account the size of a country's economy when buying governments bonds, François Villeroy de Galhau told CNBC.

The flamboyant tycoon, who loved to dance but advised his nearest and dearest to shun gambling, headed one of the world's most lucrative gaming businesses through his flagship firm, SJM Holdings Ltd, valued at about $6 billion.

Singapore will in total spend nearly 100 billion Singapore dollars ($70.4 billion), or around 20% of GDP, to help businesses and households manage the economic impact of the coronavirus.