The sunlight could slough a robust “super-flare” which will interrupt civilization on the planet, scientists have cautioned. Sometimes stars throw the huge bursts of energy which is then found traveling across galaxies, from tens of thousands of light years off.

The European Commission is speeding up its assessment of possible taxes on cheap steel from Asia following an alert from European producers.

China blocked several journalistic platforms in the days before and after 4 June. Various residents of the country report this. It was thirty years ago that the Tiananmen protests took place, in which hundreds of demonstrators died as a result of government intervention.

Nothing is known to the Mexican authorities about an agreement with the US government for the import of large quantities of agricultural products from the US.

OPEC oil cartel and its allies such as Russia seem almost certain to extend the deal for a production limitation to the second half of this year. According to Saudi oil minister Khalid Al-Falih, there is increasing agreement among the parties that the production deal will be continued.

The global demand for natural gas in the coming years will mainly be driven by countries in Asia. The International Energy Agency (IEA) writes this in a report on the gas market.

The economy of the United States continues to do well beyond expectations, despite the trade war. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is therefore tightening its growth expectations this year. The long-awaited slowdown in growth on the other side of the Atlantic appears to be slower than previously assumed.

The United States will not yet conclude a trade deal with Japan. US President Donald Trump has said he wants to reach a deal with the Japanese only after the elections in Japan this summer.

Four in five EU companies and other organizations indicate that they have come into contact with financial and economic crime in the past two years.

The personal information, including telephone numbers and e-mail addresses, of millions of Instagram influencers has been online for an unknown time, TechCrunch reports Monday. The data was linked to public profile information.