Italian PM warns regions against unilateral moves to lift restrictions
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Thursday some Italian regions might be able to roll back coronavirus restrictions more rapidly than others but warned local...
Swiss researchers see sewage as early warning sign for COVID flares
Researchers in Switzerland have been able to detect the new corovarirus at even low concentrations in wastewater, offering a potential early warning system for flareups...
U.S. FAA probing runway incident involving actor Harrison Ford – media
The United States’ Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating an incident in which actor Harrison Ford was piloting a small plane that wrongly crossed a...
Trump’s tariffs add to pandemic-induced turmoil of U.S. manufacturers
Dan Digre, head of MISCO Speakers, was on edge before the coronavirus outbreak hit the global economy. Payment of hundreds of thousands of dollars in...
‘W-shaped’ recovery may be too optimistic, Fed’s Powell suggests
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has sketched out an altogether bumpier ride for the U.S. economy than many are predicting – one that sees business...
Nigeria’s tech experts step in to help those losing livelihoods under lockdown
Tech startup founder Ebun Okubanjo watched with dismay as his home city of Lagos entered a coronavirus-containment lockdown, knowing well that millions of Nigerians on...
Iran death toll from coronavirus rises by 71 to 6,028: Health Ministry
The death toll from the outbreak of the new coronavirus increased by 71 in the past 24 to 6,028, Health Ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said...
Lufthansa, unions: we want to keep as many jobs as possible
Lufthansa and unions representing much of its staff told the German government that their joint top priorities were to maintain the airline’s competitiveness after the...
New Slovak government wins confidence vote in parliament
The new Slovak government led by Igor Matovic won an initial confidence vote in parliament on Thursday with 98 out of the 141 deputies present...
AstraZeneca teams up with Oxford University to develop COVID-19 vaccine
Britain’s AstraZeneca joined forces with the University of Oxford on Thursday to help develop, produce and distribute a potential COVID-19 vaccine, as drugmakers around the...
