Toyota to make face masks in U.S. to aid coronavirus battle
Toyota Motor Corp’s North American unit said on Friday it would produce face shields, ventilators and respirators, as the death toll from the coronavirus exceeds...
‘I was not afraid’: Swiss woman, 95, back home after surviving coronavirus
A 95-year-old Swiss woman was back home and online with her 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchidren on Friday after recovering from a week in intensive...
Italy coronavirus deaths rise by 919, highest daily tally since start of outbreak
The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has surged by 919 to 9,134, the Civil Protection Agency said on Friday, easily the...
New York to build eight temporary hospitals, braces for surge in patients, Cuomo says
New York plans to build eight temporary hospitals to meet an expected surge in coronavirus patients, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Friday, and the state...
Closed borders, no shops? Been there, done that, say east Europeans
Eastern Europeans with strong memories of authoritarian Communist rule have taken a “been there, done that” attitude to the restrictions on free movement and shortages...
France extends coronavirus lockdown by two weeks to April 15
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said in a speech the government had decided to extend the country’s coronavirus lockdown by two weeks until April 15....
House aims to push through $2 trillion coronavirus bill as holdout insists on formal vote
The U.S. House was poised on Friday to pass a $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief package, with Democratic and Republican aides saying enough members had flocked...
Swedish parents fret as schools stay open amid European virus shutdown
“I think the Swedish government is mad. What are they waiting for?” said Theodora Papadimitropoulou, whose 15 year-old daughter is still in class in Stockholm...
Swiss tap pharmaceutical reserves as coronavirus deaths rise
Switzerland has begun tapping its strategic stockpile of pharmaceuticals to cover rising demand caused by the coronavirus epidemic, the government said on Friday amid a...
Equinor to quit U.S. lobby group over climate policy
Equinor will leave industry the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) lobby group over a disagreement on climate policy, the energy producer said on Friday....