G7 finance ministers agree priorities for coronavirus response: UK’s Raab
British foreign minister Dominic Raab and his G7 counterparts agreed their priorities for the response to the coronavirus pandemic in a virtual meeting on Wednesday,...
China reports second consecutive day of no new local coronavirus transmissions, imported cases rise
Mainland China reported a second consecutive day of no new local coronavirus cases as the country’s epicenter of the epidemic Hubei province opened its borders,...
U.S. Senate approves big rescue for struggling aviation sector
The U.S. Senate voted late Wednesday 96-0 to give the U.S. aviation industry $58 billion in a coronavirus-rescue package, half in the form of grants...
‘Apocalypse now’: Airlines turn to cargo for revenue as U.S. Senate approves aid package
Delta Air Lines Inc and Air New Zealand Ltd said they would offer cargo charter services on passenger planes to boost revenue as the U.S....
U.S. Senate passes $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly backed a $2 trillion bill aimed at helping unemployed workers and industries hurt by the coronavirus epidemic, as well...
UK Sport hopeful government extends funding for Games in 2021
UK Sport chair Katherine Grainger has said the organization will hold discussions with the government on extending Team GB’s current level of funding through to...
U.S. Senate approves $2-trillion coronavirus economic, medical aid bill
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed a $2-trillion bill aimed at helping unemployed workers and industries hurt by the coronavirus pandemic, as well as...
U.S. Senate votes to grants struggling aviation sector big bailout
The U.S. Senate voted late Wednesday 96-0 to give the U.S. aviation industry $58 billion in aid, half in the form of grants earmarked to...
China, U.S. to set aside differences in G20 coronavirus summit: SCMP
China and the United States are expected to call a timeout on their coronavirus blame game and focus on the challenges of the pandemic when...
Mexico City coronavirus test lab draws lines of people
Dozens of people waited in their cars and on the sidewalk at a laboratory in an upscale Mexico City neighborhood on Wednesday to be tested...