Hong Kong residents hoard toilet paper, noodles as coronavirus fears mount
Panicky Hong Kong residents scooped loads of tissues and noodles into supermarket trolleys on Friday despite government assurances that supplies would be maintained during an...
China scientists identify pangolin as possible coronavirus host
The deadly coronavirus outbreak in China could have spread from bats to humans through the illegal traffic of pangolins, the world’s only scaly mammals, which...
Ireland votes as Sinn Fein lead opinion polls
If Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald can turn the Irish nationalist party’s opinion poll lead into a historic election breakthrough this week, it will...
Japan telco SoftBank Corp CEO sees Elliot investment as ‘positive’
Japanese telco SoftBank Corp’s CEO Ken Miyauchi on Friday welcomed hedge fund Elliot Management’s investment in parent SoftBank Group Corp saying the activist investor’s assessment...
Factbox: Automakers close factories in China due to virus outbreak
Automakers and parts suppliers have had to shut factories in China, in line with government guidelines, or have flagged a hit to profits....
NHL roundup: Blackwood, Wood lead as Devils blank Flyers
Miles Wood scored two goals and Mackenzie Blackwood made a career-best 46 saves to lift the visiting New Jersey Devils past the Philadelphia Flyers 5-0...
Global auto industry threatened by virus crisis
The threat from the coronavirus crisis closed in on the global auto industry on Thursday, as Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV warned that a European plant...
Germany’s FDP to seek dissolution of Thuringia state assembly: source
Germany’s Free Democrats (FDP) will initiate a motion seeking to dissolve the regional assembly in Thuringia, a party source said on Thursday, after one of...
L’Oreal rallies as sales increase offsets China concerns
L’Oreal’s shares rose on Friday after fourth-quarter earnings from the French cosmetics company helped to offset concerns over the impact of China’s coronavirus health crisis...
Honda raises profit forecast, sticks to Wuhan plant closure schedule
Honda Motor Co raised its forecast for full-year operating profit by 6% on Friday, with a weaker yen increasing the value of its overseas sales....
