On Asia trip, Japan's pragmatic new PM pushes Abe's vision

Japan’s new prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, has left on his first overseas foray since taking over from his former boss Shinzo Abe last month, heading to Vietnam and Indonesia

UK's Johnson threatens to impose restrictions on Manchester

Prime Minister Boris Johnson threatened to force Greater Manchester into the most severe level of COVID-19 restrictions after local officials refused to accept the government’s financial package to implement measures targeted at areas with the highest infection rates

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UK regions under pressure to submit to virus restrictions

England’s northwestern county of Lancashire, home to 1.5 million people, has agreed to accept the severe level of COVID-19 restrictions

Out and about again: Queen Elizabeth in visit with William

Queen Elizabeth II has carried out her first public engagement outside of a royal residence since early March when the coronavirus pandemic really started to impact all aspects of day-to-day life in the U.K. The 94-year-old monarch was joined Thursday by her grandson Prince William at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory at Porton Down near Salisbury, in southern England, and met with scientists battling the virus

Global stocks slide on virus resurgence, US aid concerns

Global stock markets and U.S. futures are down as hopes fade that US leaders will agree on new economic aid before the November 3 presidential election

Asian stocks follow Wall St lower as stimulus hopes fade

Asian stock markets are following Wall Street lower as hopes U.S. leaders might agree on a new economic stimulus before the Nov. 3 presidential election fade

China's Xi promises changes to promote tech center Shenzhen

President Xi Jinping has promised new measures to promote development of China’s biggest tech center, Shenzhen, amid a feud with Washington over technology and security that has disrupted access to U.S. components and services and is fueling official ambitions to create Chinese providers

UK defends new virus restrictions; critics say it's too late

Britain’s government has defended its new three-tier system of COVID-19 restrictions as critics suggested it was too little, too late amid reports the government’s scientific advisers recommended tougher action three weeks ago

UK unemployment ascent accelerates amid winter job fears

Unemployment across the U.K. rose sharply higher in August