U.S. Treasury says will be hard for public companies to qualify for coronavirus relief loans
A highly valued public company will have a hard time getting a coronavirus relief loan, the U.S. Treasury said on Thursday, just as Congress was...
South African Airways faces wind-down or liquidation as cash runs out
South African Airways (SAA) faces a wind-down or liquidation after specialists appointed to try to save the state-owned airline said on Thursday they had run...
Nuclear decommission industry donates gowns to help health workers
Britain’s nuclear industry is giving specialised equipment for the country’s health service to help fight the coronavirus outbreak, with Sellafield Limited, which reprocesses nuclear fuel,...
Repair, abandon, burn: Russia explores options for historic oil cut
In just a week, Russia has to find ways to cut a fifth of its oil output under a deal to tackle the market glut...
European firms step up COVID-19 vaccines work, UK team starts human trials
Scientists in Britain began clinical trials of a potential COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday as other vaccine developers across Europe also stepped up work on experimental...
U.S. Democrats back ‘scapegoat’ WHO, as Trump administration keeps up attacks
U.S. House of Representatives Democrats accused the Trump administration of trying to “scapegoat” the World Health Organization to distract from its handling of the coronavirus...
Lufthansa reports first quarter operating loss of 1.2 billion euros
Lufthansa , which has grounded almost all its aircraft due to the coronavirus pandemic, said its operating loss increased to 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion)...
Danes correct cuts and hairdos as salons reopen
Denmark’s hairdressers flung open their doors on Monday after a month-long coronavirus lockdown, fixing a horror show of home haircuts and giving hope to other...
New Orleans violinist and pedicab duo lift spirits
When pedicab operator Sarah Grant and French Quarter street violinist Anna Roznowska realized about five weeks ago their livelihoods and lifestyles were threatened by New...
Coronavirus means low-key, cost-saving wedding for one Egyptian couple
Mustafa Amin had looked forward to a regular Egyptian wedding party in a large Cairo reception hall packed with family and friends....