Ireland plans to expand weekly coronavirus testing capacity to 100,000
Ireland plans to expand its coronavirus testing capacity to 100,000 tests per week over the next 10 days as it considers easing stay-at-home restrictions on...
Britain launches coronavirus vaccine taskforce
Britain launched a new coronavirus taskforce on Friday to support efforts to make a vaccine available to the public as quickly as possible....
MLS extends moratorium on matches to June 8 due to coronavirus
Major League Soccer said on Friday it extended its moratorium on matches until at least June 8 because of the coronavirus outbreak and is exploring...
Byfuglien a free agent after Jets end contract
The Winnipeg Jets and Dustin Byfuglien mutually agreed on Friday to terminate the veteran defenseman’s contract, making him an unrestricted free agent....
Voting by mail in the spotlight as U.S. Congress debates how to secure November elections
Congress is scrambling for ways to safeguard the Nov. 3 U.S. elections amid the coronavirus pandemic, with a partisan fight shaping up over a Democratic...
Walmart to hire 50,000 more workers in coronavirus-driven hiring spree
Walmart Inc said on Friday it would hire 50,000 more workers at its stores, clubs and distribution centers to meet a surge in demand for...
Berkshire will shut some businesses, stay cautious in coronavirus ‘typhoon,’ Munger tells WSJ
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc will close some smaller businesses and is positioning itself conservatively as it rides out the coronavirus pandemic, Berkshire Vice Chairman...
Oil mixed as weak Chinese data, growing U.S. supplies offset Trump plan to ease lockdown
Oil prices were mixed on Friday, with weak Chinese economic figures and rapidly filling U.S. crude storage offsetting bullishness built on U.S. President Donald Trump’s...
France coronavirus death toll nears 19,000 but spread continues to slow
France’s registered death toll from coronavirus infections neared 19,000 on Friday, but most data provided further indications that the spread of the disease was slowing...
Police levy fines, shut monastery as Ukraine begins Orthodox Easter under lockdown
Ukrainians geared up to celebrate Orthodox Easter this weekend under the wary eye of authorities who have tightened lockdown measures to fight the spread of...