At least nine people are reported dead as Japan recovers from its biggest storm in decades.

Ecuador’s president has ordered the capital, Quito, and surrounding areas to be placed under curfew in a bid to curb violent protests.

“We have the hotels here, open and waiting – but the customers can’t get here,” says Ramón Estalella, head of Spain’s leading hotelier association.

The annual World Economic Forum survey says economies must train workers to prepare for changes that technology is bringing to the workforce.

British and European Union negotiators plan to work through the weekend to see if they can agree a Brexit deal in time for next week’s summit of EU leaders.

Flights grounded, trains halted and supermarkets shut, while rugby and F1 Grand Prix also affected

China to lift limits on foreign ownership in securities, mutual fund management and futures trading.

The Brazilian government has failed to auction four oil fields located near one of the nation’s biggest coral reef systems.

A number of European Central Bank officials objected at their last meeting to the decision to launch bond purchases to help the economy.

Asian stocks follow Wall Street higher on optimism about U.S.-Chinese trade talks.