Rays, Marlins to furlough some staff
The Tampa Bay Rays and Miami Marlins are furloughing some employees as the Major League Baseball season remains on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic....
Teams face major blow if Tour de France not held: Riis
Professional cycling would be left in dire straits if there were no return to competitive racing this year with a potentially catastrophic impact on teams,...
U.S. charges ex-Honduran police chief ‘El Tigre’ with drug conspiracy
U.S. prosecutors on Thursday announced drug trafficking charges against a former chief of the Honduran National Police, the latest in a string of U.S. drug...
Poland lifts quarantine rule for workers, students who often enter from neighbouring states
People working or studying close to the Polish border will be able to cross it regularly again as of May 4 without needing to undergo...
Arab foreign ministers condemn Israeli plan to annex parts of occupied West Bank
Arab countries on Thursday condemned Israel’s plan to de facto annex parts of the occupied West Bank as a “new war crime” against Palestinians, the...
Bad hair day? How one Paris salon plans lockdown exit
No one is having their hair highlighted or nails painted right now in the Christophe Bruno salon in Paris. Still, co-owner Bruno Amaru is busy...
Wall Street falls on grim jobless claims data
U.S. stocks fell on Thursday as millions of more Americans applied for jobless claims, taking the shine off a strong rally this month and eclipsing...
JPMorgan says it has handled $17.8 billion under emergency aid program
JPMorgan Chase & Co said it has submitted roughly 220,000 applications worth $17.8 billion to the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program to help small...
Yemen reports first two coronavirus deaths, braces for more
Yemen reported multiple coronavirus infections and deaths linked to the disease for the first time and an official in the southern port of Aden said...
Italy’s daily tallies of coronavirus deaths and cases fall
Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy climbed by 285 on Thursday, against 323 the day before, the Civil Protection Agency said, while the daily...