Spain sorry for mix-up over kids as study sheds lights on virus spread
Spain’s government apologised for causing confusion over new lockdown rules for children on Thursday, while a scientific study suggested the new coronavirus may have been...
Domino’s pulls long-term forecast, says international sales declining
Domino’s Pizza Inc on Thursday pulled its long-term forecast and said international comparable sales fell 3.2% in the first three weeks of the current quarter...
‘Plain robbery’: Lebanese fume as dollar savings hit by financial crisis
Ziad Abdallah has watched with growing alarm as Lebanon’s financial meltdown has threatened the savings he spent 25 years building up in his dollar account....
Hershey pulls 2020 forecast, warns of weak sales as consumers curb spending
Hershey Co pulled its 2020 forecast on Thursday and warned of weak sales in certain categories as households worried about their financial futures cut spending...
‘Don’t give up’, French virus survivor tells others fighting disease
On April 5, 61-year-old Mang Phother felt his breathing getting worse and worse. Two days later he was rushed to a hospital in Paris’ northern...
Virtual Kentucky Derby to decide greatest Triple Crown winner
From Sir Barton in 1919 to Justify in 2018 there have been just 13 winners of North America’s Triple Crown, which is made up of...
Bezos, Musk among billionaires gaining net worth in pandemic: report
The combined wealth of America’s billionaires, including Amazon.com Inc founder Jeff Bezos and Tesla Inc chief Elon Musk, increased nearly 10% during the ongoing COVID-19...
Fearing new virus wave, France refines end of lockdown plans
France offered retailers some relief on Thursday, saying it wanted them to reopen when a nationwide lockdown ends on May 11, though some curbs could...
Some Americans going back to work, even as virus erases more jobs
Some workers in Georgia and other U.S. states prepared to go back to work for the first time in a month, as data released on...
U.S. Supreme Court hands setback to environmentalists in Hawaii water pollution suit
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday threw out a lower court ruling that had given the green light for environmentalists to sue a Hawaii county...