U.S. House expects to pass $500 billion coronavirus bill, avoids fight over remote voting
The U.S. House of Representatives expects to pass a nearly $500 billion coronavirus relief bill on Thursday but will put off any decision on changing...
Iran reopens parks, further easing virus-linked curbs
Iran reopened parks and recreational areas on Wednesday, pressing ahead with measures to ease its coronavirus curbs despite one of the worst outbreaks of the...
Beckham joins All In Challenge
David Beckham, the former England soccer captain and now co-owner of Major League Soccer’s Inter-Miami, is giving fans a chance to play a five-a-side charity...
Pakistani doctors urge government to reimpose mosque restrictions
Leading Pakistani doctors on Wednesday urged the government and clerics to reverse a decision to allow prayer congregations at mosques during the Muslim holy month...
Finland adopts hybrid strategy to contain coronavirus
Finland will adopt a hybrid strategy to move towards more normal life while still containing the coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on Wednesday....
EU says air travel will require social distancing, U.S. airlines taking their own steps
The European Commission will next month present a set of rules for the safe reopening of air travel when coronavirus lockdowns end, including social distancing...
Exclusive: Quibi downloads reach 2.7 million, casting to TV to start in May
New streaming service Quibi, which offers entertainment and news in episodes of 10 minutes or less on mobile phones, has been downloaded more than 2.7...
Pricing the benefits of cheap oil in a world of economic lockdowns
The oil price collapse that took U.S. crude prices sub-zero for the first time in history may turn out to be a silver lining for...
WHO chief says ‘virus will be with us for a long time’
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that there were “worrying upward trends” in early epidemics in parts of Africa and central and South...
WHO says it hopes U.S. will reconsider funding, but focus is on ending pandemic
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...