South Africa marks Freedom Day; apartheid ended 25 years ago with first all-race election.

Xi calls for more countries to join China’s sprawling infrastructure-building initiative as other leaders expressed support for a project Washington worries is building Beijing’s strategic influence.

Global stock markets are mostly lower amid weak corporate news and ahead of the release of U.S. economic growth data later in the day.

German energy company RWE says it won’t invest in any new coal-fired power stations and is scrapping plans for a lignite-fired plant in western Germany.

German carmaker Daimler endured a weak start to the year, echoing troubles at other major manufacturers, as sales in the big Chinese market stuttered.

China’s Xi says infrastructure-building initiative will set high standards as countries fret over debt.

Meteorologists in Germany say rainfall forecast for the coming days is unlikely to provide much relief to parched fields and forests, raising fears of a repeat of last year’s drought and serious wildfires.

Facebook anticipates an FTC privacy fine of up to $5 billion.

The event is a milestone for the InSight mission, though it is too small to tell researchers much about the planet’s origins.

Asian shares are mixed after U.S. stocks closed lower, giving back some of its gains a day after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit record highs.