Italy wakes up to deserted streets in unprecedented coronavirus lockdown
Italy woke up on to deserted streets in an unprecedented lockdown on Tuesday after the government extended quarantine measures across the entire country in a...
Italy’s coronavirus lockdown likely unsustainable, ineffective
Infectious disease and public health experts doubt the viability of plans by Italy’s government to extend quarantine measures across the entire country, saying they are...
Lebanon records first death from coronavirus: local media
Lebanon recorded its first death from coronavirus on Tuesday, local broadcasters said, adding that the patient had been in quarantine since returning from Egypt....
Alibaba’s Alipay to open app to more services to take on Meituan
Ant Financial, an affiliate of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, will start allowing third-party vendors to offer services such as food delivery and hotel bookings on...
Lower trend in new coronavirus cases raises glimmer of hope in South Korea
A downward trend in new coronavirus cases in South Korea raised hope on Tuesday that Asia’s biggest outbreak outside China may be slowing, but officials...
Wizz Air suspends all flights to Italy, Israel over coronavirus
Wizz Air has suspended all flights to Italy and Israel after the two countries announced plans to try to beat Europe’s worst outbreak of coronavirus,...
Vietnam newsman critical of ruling party gets 10 years’ jail over land deal
A court in Vietnam has jailed a journalist known for his criticism of the ruling Communist Party for 10 years over a land deal dating...
Turkey says 2016 migrant deal with EU needs to be updated
Turkey said on Tuesday a 2016 migration deal with the EU needs to be updated in light of the crisis in northern Syria, as tensions...
Turkish, Russian forces to patrol either side of new Syrian corridor
Turkey’s military will patrol to the north of a security corridor being set up around a highway in northwest Syria’s Idlib province and Russian forces...
U.S. clears Infineon’s $10 billion takeover of Cypress
Shares in Infineon Technologies rallied in early trading on Tuesday after a U.S. national security review raised no concerns over its proposed $10 billion takeover...