SoftBank plans $41 billion of asset sales to expand buyback and cut debt
SoftBank Group Corp plans to raise as much as $41 billion to buy back shares and reduce debt in an unprecedented move to restore investor...
Factbox: SoftBank’s key assets
SoftBank Group Corp plans to raise up to 4.5 trillion yen ($41 billion) by selling or monetizing assets to buy back 2 trillion yen of...
In the shadow of Ebola and Covid-19, measles rips through Congo
Thomas the Tank Engine beams from the front of Dobo Mambanza’s ripped pullover. Unlike the cartoon train’s face, Dobo’s is blistered and scrunched as she...
Nigeria confirms first fatality from coronavirus – NCDC
Nigeria confirmed its first fatality from coronavirus, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said in a tweet on Monday....
Greece bans flights from UK, Turkey as coronavirus cases rise
Greece on Monday suspended flights from Britain and Turkey to curb the spread of coronavirus, as a lockdown took effect in the country....
Broadcaster ITV scraps soaps as crisis saps British ad sales
ITV ditched forecasts for annual advertising sales and results on Monday as the coronavirus forced Britain’s biggest commercial free-to-air broadcaster to suspend production of top...
UK calls in army and warns people to stay home or face lockdown
Britain sent in the army to deliver protective equipment to hospitals on Monday and told people to stay at home and heed warnings over social...
U.N. to create global coronavirus fund, Norway says
The United Nations will create a fund to prevent the spread of coronavirus and support the treatment of patients worldwide, Norway said on Monday....
Indians breathe easier as lockdowns to halt coronavirus clear smog
Indians breathed easier on Monday as lockdowns ordered to combat the spread of the coronavirus in India’s megacities kept cars off the road and closed...
Fiat Chrysler CEO says group to produce face masks in Asia: union representative
Fiat Chrysler Chief Executive Mike Manley told employees that the carmaker would help with the production of masks during the coronavirus emergency, a union representative...