WASHINGTON -- U.S. retail sales were unchanged in April, after surging by an upwardly revised 10.7 percent in March, the U.S. Commerce Department said Friday in a report.

Retail sales totaled 619.9 billion U.S. dollars in April, "virtually unchanged" from the previous month, which registered 619.8 billion dollars, according to the report. (U.S.-Retail-Data)

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ATHENS -- The global economic outlook has improved in recent months, but uncertainty remains very high, Angel Gurria, secretary-general of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), told a forum here on Friday.

"The pace of the recovery still depends on the speed of vaccination," he said, addressing the ongoing Delphi Economic Forum VI. (OECD-Economic Outlook)

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LISBON -- The European Union (EU) has already had the right conditions for a "safe reopening" of tourism in summer, European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton said on Friday.

"The situation remains difficult. However, I am sure that we finally see light at the end of the tunnel and now we have the tools," he said at the High-Level Forum for Sustainable Tourism held in the Portuguese city of Porto. (EU-Tourism)

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LONDON -- Britain and Ireland on Friday agreed to work together to "maintain smooth trade" between Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland after Brexit.

"They agreed on the importance of working together to uphold the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and to maintain smooth trade between Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland," a statement from 10 Downing Street said. (Britain-Ireland-Trade) Enditem

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