Japan waiting for Golden Week to decide on extending coronavirus emergency: sources
Japan will decide during its Golden Week holiday between April 29 and May 6 whether to extend its month-long state of emergency to fight a...
A milestone birthday for Rosie the penguin
Staff at Britain’s Sewerby Hall and Gardens zoo held a party for ‘Rosie’ the penguin to celebrate her 30th birthday on Monday....
Lululemon apologises after staffer offends with ‘bat fried rice’ T-shirt
Canadian exercise apparel brand Lululemon issued statements on Tuesday apologising for, and distancing itself from, a T-shirt design promoted by one of its art directors...
The half a trillion dollar British money transfusion that may not be enough
It took Lucio and Meera Santoro 35 years to build up their London design company and just a week to watch it fall apart....
Arsenal announce 12.5% pay cuts for players, coaching staff
Arsenal has become the first Premier League soccer team to officially announce its players and coaching staff will be taking pay cuts. It follows fellow...
Coronavirus case detected at workers’ quarters in India’s presidential palace
About 500 people entered self-isolation at the Presidential House in the Indian capital on Tuesday after a worker’s relative tested positive for coronavirus, officials said,...
No new corona cases in Lebanon in past 24 hours: health ministry
Lebanon recorded no new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours for the first time during the country’s outbreak, the health ministry said in its...
Austrian restaurants, churches and some schools to reopen from May 15
Austria will further loosen its coronavirus lockdown on May 15 by allowing restaurants to reopen and religious services to resume, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on...
Oil crash slams stocks, dollar gains as risk sentiment rolls over
Global stocks fell on Tuesday, a day after U.S. crude oil prices turned negative for the first time ever, as dismal corporate earnings underlined worries...
Primark owner AB Foods right not to pay dividend, says boss
Primark owner Associated British Foods’ decision not to pay an interim dividend to shareholders was “absolutely the right thing to do” given the coronavirus crisis,...