Hairdressers, small shops prepare to reopen in Portugal, students summoned to the fields
Portugal is preparing to gradually lift some lockdown measures next month as the coronavirus outbreak slows, with small neighborhood shops, hairdressers and childcare centers likely...
Canada offers C$2.5 billion in aid for hard-hit energy sector, death toll hits 1,250
Canada will invest around C$2.5 billion ($1.8 billion) in measures to help the hard-hit oil and gas industry survive during the nation’s coronavirus outbreak that...
Factbox: Canada offers C$2.5 billion for hard-hit energy sector as part of COVID-19 stimulus
* Canada to invest C$1.7 billion ($1.2 billion) to clean up orphan and abandoned wells, set up C$750 million emission reduction loan fund and offer...
NASA sets launch date for SpaceX U.S. manned mission to space station
NASA on Friday set a launch date of May 27 for its first astronaut mission from U.S. soil in nearly ten years. ...
Malawi high court sets aside coronavirus lockdown pending review
A Malawi high court on Friday granted a temporary injunction against the the government’s 21-day coronavirus lockdown period due to start on Saturday, pending a...
New York’s Cuomo says he needs federal funds to reopen state
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Friday that he needed the federal help to ramp up testing for the novel coronavirus and to reopen...
Mexico calls on older medical workers at home to return to work
Mexico’s president on Friday urged medical workers aged 60 to 65 to return to their jobs and treat non-coronavirus patients, in a bid to help...
Exclusive: Chinese-backed owners commit to British HQ for Imagination Tech
The Chinese-backed owners of Imagination Technologies told the British government on Friday the chip designer would remain headquartered in the United Kingdom and they would...
San Diego Comic-Con canceled for first time amid coronavirus outbreak
San Diego Comic-Con, an annual celebrity-studded showcase of superhero films and pop culture, has been canceled for the first time in its 50-year history due...
Google to waive ad serving fees for news publishers amid virus crisis
Alphabet Inc’s Google would waive off the fee it collects from news publishers using its ad services for the next five months, the search giant...