Aerial shots show deserted Paris streets
Streets surrounding Paris’ famous landmarks remained empty, with just a few cars seen on the roads on Wednesday after a government lockdown was put in...
Swiss pro rider swaps racesuit for doctor’s uniform on coronavirus frontline
Swiss professional cyclist Elise Chabbey has swapped her racesuit for her doctor’s uniform following the shutdown of the season because of the coronavirus pandemic....
U.S. weekly jobless claims hit two-and-a-half-year high; mid-Atlantic factory activity plunges
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits surged by the most since 2012 to a 2-1/2-year high last week, as companies in the services...
Ford hoards cash, withdraws profit forecast amid coronavirus outbreak
Ford Motor Co on Thursday moved to hoard cash on its balance sheet, drawing down $15.4 billion from two credit lines and suspending its dividend,...
Iran’s death toll from coronavirus rises to 1,284: official
The new coronavirus is killing one person every 10 minutes in Iran, the health ministry spokesman tweeted on Thursday, as the death toll in the...
Chad confirms first case of coronavirus: government statement
Chad confirmed its first case of coronavirus on Thursday, a Moroccan national who had traveled to the country from Cameroon, the government said in a...
Bank of England cuts rates to 0.1%, ramps up bond-buying
The Bank of England cut interest rates to 0.1%, its second emergency rate cut in just over a week, and ramped up its bond-buying program...
EU tells telcos not to discriminate against content providers
The European Commission on Thursday told telecoms providers not to discriminate against individual content providers despite increased internet traffic on their networks caused by thousands...
Starboard nominates four to eBay’s board, wants outsider as CEO
Activist investor Starboard Value is pressuring eBay for the second time in two years and said on Thursday that it plans to install four directors...
Rich world pumps aid to fight coronavirus, epicentre Europe reeling
The world’s wealthiest nations poured unprecedented aid into the traumatized global economy on Thursday as coronavirus cases ballooned in the current epicentre Europe even as...