Virus will be here ‘for a long time’ -WHO chief
“Make no mistake we have a long way to go. This virus will be with us for a long time,” WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus...
Top U.S. oil ETF plans to diversify investment in later-dated oil contracts
The United States Oil Fund LP, the largest oil-focused exchange traded product (ETP) in the country, may begin investing in oil futures contracts expiring in...
New York to launch tri-state virus tracing program with Michael Bloomberg’s help
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday that he would work with neighboring Connecticut and New Jersey on a joint program to trace the...
France coronavirus death toll close to Spain’s, still world’s fourth highest
The number of people who have died from coronavirus infection in France increased by 544 to 21,340 on Wednesday, the fourth-highest casualty tally in the...
Here are Congress’ next steps in response to coronavirus pandemic – CNBC
Here are Congress’ next steps in response to coronavirus pandemic CNBC McConnell, Schumer Discuss $484 Billion Interim Stimulus Package Bloomberg Politics Mitch McConnell calls big firms getting...
WHO chief urges U.S. to reconsider funding, says ‘virus will be with us for a long time’
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that he hoped the Trump administration would reconsider its suspension of funding, but that...
Tantrums over? Spain approves lockdown extension but will let children out
Relieved Spanish parents welcomed on Wednesday a decision allowing children out on short walks for the first time in more than a month as the...
Confined by lockdown, some students in France queue for donated food
Unable to work part-time jobs under the coronavirus lockdown, some students in French universities are surviving on food donated by the authorities as they struggle...
El Salvador student takes to treetops to pick up signal for online classes
When Alexander Contreras and his father planted a guava tree next to their house in rural El Salvador six years ago, he never dreamed that...
EU regrets U.S. refusal to allow economic aid for Iran to fight coronavirus
The European Union has urged the United States to ease its sanctions on Iran and approve economic aid to help deal with the coronavirus pandemic,...