Stocks dive as Fed & co fail to calm panicky markets
Stock markets were routed and the dollar stumbled on Monday after the Federal Reserve slashed U.S. interest rates in an emergency move and its major...
Spain mulls border closures to fight coronavirus, says Interior Minister
Closing Spain’s borders is among the options under consideration to help stem the coronavirus outbreak, Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska told radio station Cadena Ser on...
China medical expert says impact of weather on coronavirus infection rates not confirmed
The impact of weather on coronavirus infection rates has not been confirmed, said Cao Wei, Deputy Director and Associate Chief Physician of Department of Infectious...
Sweden launches coronavirus crisis package worth more than $30 billion
The Swedish government on Monday presented a package of measures worth more than 300 billion Swedish crowns ($30.94 billion) to support the economy in the...
Tokyo 2020 ‘Flame of Recovery’ tour scaled down due to coronavirus worries
Tokyo 2020’s Flame of Recovery tour, taking the Olympic flame to parts of Japan most affected by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, has been scaled...
New York, Los Angeles shut bars, restaurants, world’s central banks coordinate on coronavirus
Bars, restaurants, theaters and movie houses in New York and Los Angeles were ordered to shut down and several nations in South and Central America...
Bulgarians applaud front-line medics from balconies to show support
Thousands of Bulgarians came out onto their balconies on Sunday night to applaud doctors and nurses at the front line of the coronavirus crisis in...
Bahrain reports first Gulf death from coronavirus, ministry says
Bahrain reported its first death from coronavirus on Monday, the health ministry said on Twitter, the first death from COVID-19 virus in the Gulf states....
Beijing has six new imported cases of coronavirus, state media says
China said on Monday that Beijing logged six new imported cases of coronavirus on Monday as of 2 p.m., according to the official China Central...
UK to announce further coronavirus measures on Monday, PM’s adviser says
Britain will make further announcements on Monday about the measures it is taking to tackle coronavirus, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s senior adviser Dominic Cummings told...