Canada April factory sales likely fell by 1.1% – Statscan flash estimate

Cycling-Italian minister calls for Giro route change following gondola accident

Nepal says Everest climbing continues despite reports of COVID-19

Homs, former rebel stronghold, prepares to vote

United Airlines sees smaller unit revenue decline as summer demand picks up

Spain to receive 94 million Pfizer vaccine doses from December under EU deal

Record-breaking Sherpa says mountain goddess warned him from 26th Everest ascent

Analysis: In Paradise and beyond, wage hikes lag global recovery

Ice hockey federation criticises Latvian officials over Belarus flag swap

U.S. Senate banking chair plans interest-rate cap bill as he turns up heat on lenders

UK regulator reviewing AstraZeneca’s $39 billion Alexion buyout

Russia says it can now operate nuclear capable bombers from Syrian air base

Czechs reappoint old health minister after losing four in eight months

Summer boom beckons for German economy after winter COVID blues

Olympics-IOC still ironing out medical needs for teams at Tokyo Games

Analysis: Blue-collar director vote gives U.S. labor another crack at Amazon.com

Can this U.S. city heal racial wounds by busting up its freeway?

U.S. freeways flattened Black neighborhoods nationwide

Brazil seeking to import 20 million doses of India’s Covaxin vaccine- agency

Indonesian anti-graft activists complain of digital attacks

German antitrust watchdog investigates Google over data use

Lessor SMBC orders 14 additional 737 MAX jets from Boeing

Thai startup Pomelo pivots to fashion tech platform amid pandemic

Generation Crisis: young Syrians come of age in a decade of conflict

Israel’s Elbit Systems eyes growth from night-vision tech

As interest rates hit bottom, debt does matter, says Barclays

After ceasefire, tensions over Mideast still boil on California campus

COVID-19 to speed up consolidation of aircraft leasing industry -SMBC

Kremlin says it will soon make announcement on possible Putin-Biden summit

Factbox: Why Mali is in turmoil again

Jailed Navalny says Russia has launched three new investigations against him

China approves Goldman Sachs, ICBC joint wealth management venture

Portugal says TAP can still use rescue loan despite court ruling

Credit Suisse recovers more assets in suspended Greensill-linked funds

China to strengthen commodity price controls in five-year plan