Bloomberg Chinese and Italian companies will sign 10 accords potentially worth as much as 20 billion euros ($23 billion) at a ceremony with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday, according to an Italian official who declined to be named before the event. Xi and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte will separately sign a memorandum of understanding giving Italy a role ...

Bloomberg IS, the militant group that once controlled parts of Iraq and Syria, is completely eradicated from its last pocket of territory on the Euphrates River, the Syrian Democratic Forces announced on Saturday. “Our forces have raised their flag over Baghuz and declare complete military victory over the terrorist IS after six years of war,” according to a statement on ...

Bloomberg The death toll from an explosion that ripped through a chemical plant in the eastern province of Jiangsu rose to 64 on Saturday morning, state media said, as local authorities continue searching for survivors. The blast on March 21 at the Jiangsu Tianjiayi Chemical Co, in Chenjiagang, was the latest reminder of continued industrial risks in China, which has ...