UK lawmakers to probe cancer care balance with COVID-19 battle
The British parliament’s health committee will examine how the health service is balancing the demands of the COVID-19 battle with other essential health services such...
‘Dreadful’ that Britain can’t get more people tested for COVID-19: minister
It is dreadful that more Britons are not getting tested for COVID-19, Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis said on Thursday, saying the authorities were putting...
Silence shrouds London’s deserted midnight party land
At midnight, silence shrouds London’s party land....
Renault seeks state-backed loan to build cash buffer
Renault is in talks with the French government to secure a state-backed loan worth several billion euros to shore up its liquidity during the coronavirus...
Dollar slips against commodity currencies as Brent surges
The dollar slipped against the currencies of oil-producing states on Thursday, giving up earlier gains as a bounce in crude prices gave succour to markets...
Severe storms, tornado kill five in Oklahoma and Texas
Severe storms and a tornado swept through the U.S. states of Oklahoma and Texas on Wednesday, killing at least five people and injuring dozens, officials...
Russia’s new coronavirus cases fall for third day running as total passes 62,000
Russia recorded 4,774 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, a fall in the number of daily new cases for the third day running,...
South Asia coronavirus cases top 37,000, headache for govts eyeing lockdown end
South Asia’s coronavirus infections have crossed 37,000, with more than half in India, official data showed on Thursday, complicating the task of governments looking to...
Singapore confirms 1,037 new COVID-19 cases
Singapore’s health ministry said it had preliminarily confirmed 1,037 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, taking the Southeast Asian city-state’s total infections to 11,178....
Malaysia calls for peaceful end to months-long South China Sea standoff
Malaysia called on Thursday for disputes over the South China Sea to be resolved by peaceful means, amid a standoff between Chinese and Malaysian vessels...