Thailand closes more public facilities as coronavirus cases top 1,100
The Thai government on Friday ordered the closing down of more public facilities and businesses in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus, and...
Sweden bans public gatherings of more than 50 people: PM
The Swedish government said on Friday it had decided to ban all public gatherings of more than 50 people to stop the spread of the...
Israel’s Gantz angers supporters with move toward unity government
Israel appeared headed on Friday for a unity government after opposition leader Benny Gantz moved toward an agreement with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, disappointing voters...
Mixed results as S. Africa enters 21-day lockdown
South Africans woke up under lockdown on Friday, struggling to adapt to some of the toughest restrictions in the world as the country recorded its...
Spain reports 769 new coronavirus deaths but says daily rise stabilizing
Spain’s death toll from the coronavirus rose by 769 overnight to 4,858, but a senior health official said the daily increase in the number of...
Swiss death toll from coronavirus hits 197, confirmed cases top 12,000
The Swiss death toll from the new coronavirus has reached 197 people, the country’s public health agency said on Friday, rising from 161 people on...
Fed working ‘furiously’ on details for Main Street lending program: Kaplan
Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan on Friday said small businesses can expect to be able to borrow money backstopped by the Fed “very quickly” under...
Cherry blossoms must wait, Tokyo governor says, amid supply queues in coronavirus battle
Residents of the Japanese capital formed long queues at supermarkets and stores on Friday, in preparation for a weekend at home, after Tokyo’s governor urged...
‘Maximum bearish’: funds in record rush to cash in past week
Investors rushed into cash and out of bonds at a record pace over the past week as the coronavirus pandemic caused mayhem in markets, BofA...
British PM Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus and is self-isolating at his Downing Street residence but said he would still lead the...