Franco-German plan for a 500 billion-euro ($548 billion) “recovery fund” for the European Union has raised the hackles of a group of smaller countries, made up of Austria, the Netherlands, Sweden and Denmark. The so-called “frugal four” believe the EU should only loan the money to the countries most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, rather than giving it away in ...

This summer, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will launch a rover designed to collect samples of the Martian surface and store them until they can eventually be brought back to Earth. When they arrive, according to a former Nasa scientist, they’ll be “quarantined and treated as though they are the Ebola virus until proven safe.” His statement caused ...

Bloomberg Alibaba Group Holding Ltd expects revenue growth to slow this year, reflecting post-Covid 19 economic uncertainty at home as well as the potential for US-Chinese tensions to disrupt its business. The e-commerce giant forecast sales growth this year of at least 27.5% to more than 650 billion yuan ($91 billion), down from 35% previously and slightly below analysts’ estimates. ...