Europe remains ‘in the grip’ of pandemic: WHO
The European region remains in the “grip” of the pandemic, warned World Health Organization European director, Hans Kluge, during a news conference on Thursday....
UK is past the peak, says PM Johnson, promising lockdown exit plan
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Britain was now past the peak of its coronavirus outbreak and promised to set out a lockdown exit strategy next...
Fourth stimulus bill may not be needed if states bounce back: White House
A fourth bill to provide stimulus to the U.S. economy may not be needed if states are able to successfully reopen their economies “relatively quickly,”...
Oil prices surge on last day of roller-coaster month
Oil prices jumped on Thursday, as signs the U.S. crude glut was not growing as quickly as many had feared brought an upbeat close to...
Russian PM Mishustin diagnosed with the new coronavirus
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin told President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that he had been diagnosed with the new coronavirus....
Kosovo president nominates PM candidate to try to solve political crisis
Kosovo’s president on Thursday sought to solve a political crisis by asking a nominee of the second biggest party to form a new government, but...
U.S. to speed development of coronavirus vaccine: Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States plans to accelerate the development of a coronavirus vaccine, an effort that has been dubbed...
Pfizer aims for 10-20 million doses of coronavirus vaccine by end-2020
Pfizer aims to make 10-20 million doses of a coronavirus vaccine it is developing with Germany’s BioNtech by the end of 2020 for emergency use...
Macy’s reopening 68 stores, targets all within six weeks as U.S. curbs loosen
Macy’s Inc plans to reopen 68 U.S. stores on Monday in states that have loosened coronavirus lockdowns, the department store operator said on Thursday, as...
Ecuadoreans bid farewell to the dead in virtual ceremonies
Ecuadorean journalist Augusto Iturburu’s could not visit him in the hospital during his two-week battle with coronavirus, and was unable to give him a traditional...
