New York survey suggests 2.7 million in state may have coronavirus antibodies
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Thursday a preliminary survey found that nearly 14% tested positive for antibodies against the novel coronavirus, suggesting that...
Tyson to shutter beef facility as workers undergo coronavirus testing
A Tyson Foods Inc unit said on Thursday it will temporarily halt production at a beef facility in Pasco, Washington, adding to the meat processing...
Oil rallies on faster output cuts to offset virus-induced falloff in demand
Oil soared on Thursday, extending its rebound after major oil-producing nations said they would accelerate planned production cuts to combat the dramatic slump in demand...
Breakingviews TV: Digital money
The pandemic has exposed problems with cash, which is neither contactless nor clean. Those drawbacks haven’t helped bitcoin, the biggest name in cryptocurrency. Gina Chon...
U.S. states test safety of reopening as pandemic pushes jobless claims higher
An array of businesses prepared on Thursday to reopen in Georgia and a handful of other U.S. states for the first time in a month,...
Exclusive: Canada gets Biomerieux formula for free to produce virus testing chemicals
A key supplier of the chemicals needed to test for coronavirus, France’s Biomérieux, has given its proprietary formula to the Canadian government for free so...
Gilead disputes report that its drug flopped in coronavirus trial
A closely-watched Gilead Sciences Inc experimental antiviral drug failed to help patients with severe COVID-19 in a clinical trial conducted in China, but the drugmaker...
California suffered state’s deadliest day of coronavirus outbreak, 115 dead
California recorded 115 deaths from COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, the state’s deadliest day of the coronavirus pandemic, Governor Gavin Newsom said on Thursday....
First Syria torture trial opens in Germany
Two suspected members of President Bashar al-Assad’s security services had charges of torture and sexual assault read out against them on Thursday (April 23) in...
More than 5,000 U.S. meat, food-processing workers exposed to coronavirus: union
More than 5,000 U.S. meat and food-processing workers have been infected with or exposed to the new coronavirus, and 13 have died, the United Food...