SpaceX completes historic Crew Dragon test flight for NASA with splashdown in the Atlantic
SpaceX safely splashes its Crew Dragon capsule into the Atlantic, completing the company’s test flight to the International Space Station.
Nissan says its electric car has become the first to break 400,000 in sales
The vehicle was originally launched in 2010.
ECB in panic mode? Experts warn it’ll take more than a central bank to help Europe recover
New monetary stimulus from the European Central Bank (ECB) will do “little” to boost the region’s sluggish economy and tackle its biggest risks, analysts told CNBC.
‘The electric war’: Major power failure in Venezuela leaves much of the country in the dark
Most of crisis-stricken Venezuela has been hit by an electricity blackout.
Norway’s $1 trillion fund to cut oil and gas investments
The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund has $37bn invested in oil firms such as BP and Shell.
World’s largest sovereign wealth fund to scrap oil and gas stocks
Norway’s trillion-dollar sovereign wealth fund plans to dump 134 oil and gas stocks from its benchmark index, the finance ministry announced on Friday.
Finland’s government resigns after healthcare reform fails
Finland’s government resigned on Friday after ditching plans to reform the healthcare system, a key policy, the Finnish president’s office said, throwing the country into political limbo.
China regulator approves 95 new video games, including from Tencent, NetEase
China’s content regulator on Friday said it has approved the monetization of 95 new video games.
Debenhams shares jump 16 percent as Mike Ashley launches bid to tackle ailing retailer
Mike Ashley has launched a coup to take charge of ailing department store chain Debenhams, seeking to remove most of the board and install himself in an executive role.
Algeria was silent during the Arab Spring. Now its streets are erupting in protest
Cities across Africa’s largest country have been flooded for the past two weeks with protesters opposing their ageing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s fifth re-election bid after 20 years in power.