China approves coronavirus vaccine for clinical trials: state media
China has authorised clinical trials on its first vaccine developed to combat the new coronavirus, according to a report in the ruling Communist Party’s People’s...
China’s JD.com to buy back $2 billion shares amid coronavirus fears
China’s e-commerce company JD.com Inc said on Tuesday it would buy back up to $2 billion of its shares as the coronavirus outbreak grows bigger....
Oil falls to $30 on recession fears and Saudi pump war
Oil fell below $30 a barrel on Tuesday, trading close to its lowest in more than four years, as the coronavirus pandemic hit demand and...
Glencore charters world largest tanker to store crude at sea: sources
Trading house Glencore has chartered the 3 million barrel crude carrier ‘Europe’ to store oil at sea for at least 6 months, trading sources on...
Food, freight from Malaysia to Singapore not hit by border closure
The flow of food and other goods from Malaysia to Singapore will go on as normal, Singapore’s prime minister said on Tuesday, calming fears of...
Dutch appeals court: no need for KPN, Ziggo to open networks to rivals
A Dutch appeals court on Tuesday ruled the country’s two largest telecommunications providers, KPN NV and VodafoneZiggo, do not have to open their fixed-line networks...
Sobering coronavirus study prompted Britain to toughen its approach
A piece of research that helped convince the British government to impose more stringent measures to contain COVID-19 painted a worst case picture of hundreds...
‘Ticking time bombs’: U.S. jails raise alarm amid coronavirus outbreak
Comparing crowded U.S. jails to “ticking time bombs,” defense lawyers are urging law enforcement officials to release more defendants on bail while they await trial...
U.S. schools scramble to teach, feed students as they shut down
Students and parents have begun settling into a new reality of online learning and packaged meals as the coronavirus outbreak has forced the abrupt closing...
Coronavirus pushes China to show mercy rather than pursue companies in court
Fearful of causing further harm to an economy laid low by the coronavirus epidemic, authorities in China have become a lot more lenient dealing with...