Iron ore giant in second disaster in 3 years after mud and waste surges through valley

President Lenín Moreno says deal will save his country from Venezuela’s fate

Just two years ago investors rushed to snap up 100-year debt sold by Buenos Aires

Creditor group says restrictions on trading could be forcing bonds into ‘rogue’ hands

Peso tumbles and cost to hedge against debt default surges

Bondholders weigh deal with Macri against negotiating with likely successor Fernández

Creditors prepare for tough negotiations after IMF calls on them to share the pain

Analysts expect the country to make bondholders an offer they cannot accept

Governors seize on criticisms of president over lack of coronavirus stimulus

Creditors denounce government restructuring plan as unacceptable

Jeremy Corbyn unveils party's ‘most radical’ plans in decades, Tories backtrack on national insurance pledge while pressure on public finances increases

The Brexit party and the Welsh Plaid Cymru reveal their policies; Corbyn and McDonnell defend tax plans; Tories propose stamp duty rise for foreign buyers; while UK figures show more gloomy outlook

Former prime minister intervenes with warning that both Tories and Labour ‘pose a risk’ to country, Conservative manifesto in the spotlight, Lib Dems change tune with calls to avert Johnson majority, Sterling rallies as Tories extend lead.

Jeremy Corbyn defends party's processes for dealing with racism after Ephraim Mirvis's criticism. Conservatives put opposition to independence at heart of Scottish campaign. Sterling slips as Labour makes inroads on Tories' polling lead.

Jeremy Corbyn unveiled 451 pages of leaked documents, which he claimed show details of trade talks between the UK and US. The Labour leader said the discussions included Washington's demand for providing access to the NHS for American healthcare companies.

Neither Labour nor the Conservatives have offered a "credible prospectus" for government in the election, the Institute for Fiscal Studies said this morning, in a damning assessment that highlighted the gulf between different political visions for Britain.

The Conservatives vowed to bring in a new state aid system to protect British industry after Brexit, as the party finesses its message to Leave voters ahead of election day.

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The Labour and Conservative parties are making a final push on key issues — border security and rail fares — as the election campaign nears the home stretch. Brexit concerns are also bubbling again.

Live coverage of the UK election campaign.

Live coverage of the UK election campaign.

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn spar in a televised debate just six days before the general election.

Live coverage of the UK election campaign.

The pound has soared more than 2 per cent in its biggest rise since 2017 after an exit poll has projected a strong victory for Boris Johnson’s Conservative party.

Tokyo’s Topix dropped 2.5% at the open, taking the benchmark index down more than 30% for the year. The move followed S&P 500 index's collapse of 12 per cent on Monday, marking the biggest one-day fall since the crash of October 1987.

Forecast of a quick rebound from crisis without sustaining any persistent damage is disputed

Korean electronics group draws on lessons from past epidemics to tackle coronavirus crisis

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Different approaches to paying for investment research exacerbated by pandemic

Fitch says scale of support points to the systemic importance of $55tn asset management market

With its candidate favourite to win, Law and Justice party was insisting poll should go ahead on May 10

‘There is hardly a place on earth less suited to the age of social distancing’

Dutch and French trade ministers say Covid-19 has focused minds on global trade and climate change

The two members have proposed tougher enforcement of environmental and labour standards

Cafés, restaurants and secondary schools to reopen in phased easing of restrictions

Georgian once mooted as next deputy prime minister, takes on top co-ordinating role

The US president holds ownership interests in golf resorts in Scotland and Ireland