China to donate additional $30 million to WHO for COVID-19
China is to donate an additional $30 million to the World Health Organization (WHO) to support the global fight against COVID-19, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman...
AstraZeneca tests diabetes drug as possible COVID-19 treatment
AstraZeneca said on Thursday it has started a late-stage trial testing its diabetes drug Farxiga to reduce the risk of serious complications and organ failure...
Apple Inc supplier LG Display posts wider first-quarter loss on demand slump
LG Display Co Ltd, a South Korean Apple Inc supplier, reported on Thursday its fifth straight quarter of operating losses, hit by slumping demand for...
‘Just another patient’: New Zealand nurse tells of treating British PM for virus
A New Zealand nurse who treated British Prime Minister Boris Johnson while he was in hospital with the coronavirus said she saw the world leader...
UK’s Aston Martin plans to restart St Athan unit, cuts executives’ pay
Aston Martin said on Thursday it plans to restart its St Athan factory in south Wales on May 5 and will also resume operations at...
Oil surges as producers trim output to respond to demand loss
Oil surged on Thursday amid signs that producers are cutting production to weather a collapse in demand as the coronavirus outbreak ravages world economies, while...
Hyundai first-quarter profit tumbles 44%, far short of estimates, as coronavirus slams China demand
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co said on Thursday first-quarter net profit slumped 44% to its lowest level for the quarter in a decade, as the...
Merkel says we are still at the start of the coronavirus pandemic
Germany is still at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic and will have to live with it for a long time, Chancellor Angela Merkel said...
On this day: Born April 24, 1973: Sachin Tendulkar, Indian cricketer
Sachin Tendulkar compiled a mountain of runs for almost a quarter of a century and reached cricket’s dizzying heights by defying a burden of expectation...
Volvo beats first-quarter forecasts but warns of truck order cancellations
Sweden’s AB Volvo on Thursday warned of weakening truck demand despite reporting a smaller-than-expected fall in quarterly operating earnings helped by service sales....