SANTIAGO: Even as copper prices hit a ten-year high this week, political events in Chile – the world’s main producer – have raised questions about whether the country will be able to continue meeting rising demand. 

SAVONA, Italy: Italian cruise line Costa Cruises set sail on Saturday for the first time in more than four months, buoying an industry capsized by the COVID-19 pandemic. 

PARIS: Even the Milky Way seems too small to keep the egos of tech billionaires Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk from colliding as they vie to conquer space. 

SAN FRANCISCO: In a court clash with potentially huge repercussions for the world of mobile tech, Fortnite maker Epic Games takes on Apple starting today aiming to break the grip of the iPhone maker on its online marketplace. 

YANGON: Half of Myanmar’s population could be living in poverty next year, driven by the combination of the pandemic and the political crisis sparked by the military coup, the UN said Friday. 

NEW YORK: After a string of losses, ExxonMobil and Chevron on Friday both reported a return to profitability in the first quarter, bolstered by a significant jump in oil prices. 

BRUSSELS: The eurozone economy fell into a second recession in less than a year in the first quarter, data showed on Friday, as slow vaccinations and pandemic lockdowns stopped a rebound. The 0.6 percent contraction was in stark contrast to the US, where the economy roared forward in the same period, posting annualized growth of 6.4 percent. 

Kuwait: Huawei Consumer Business Group (CBG) has announced a great success in sales of the HUAWEI FreeBuds 4i, with more than 15,000 headphones sold since the headphones were launched. This success comes as a result of the growing demand among consumers in Kuwait for advanced, high-quality audio devices that are easy to use and communicate seamlessly with other smart devices.

LA MATANZA, Argentina: Before the coronavirus pandemic, Daisy Garcia used to serve meals to around 80 people at a soup kitchen in a poor slum on the outskirts of the capital Buenos Aires. Now she distributes meals for almost 1,000. “We never, never imagined it would come to this,” said the 26-year-old.