A wave of public unrest, protests, and looting has swept through the United States over the past week after the death of a black man in police custody. Demonstrations in solidarity with the George Floyd protesters have also taken place in Germany, Canada, Ireland, and other countries. A live broadcast ...
France’s gross domestic product contracted 5.8 percent in the first quarter, largely because of the coronavirus lockdown imposed since mid-March, the national statistics agency said Thursday. The drop is the biggest since quarterly GDP evaluations began in 1949, exceeding the third quarter 1.6 percent drop in 2009 and the 5.3 ...