Sri Lankan government starts new food supply chain
Farmers have struggled to sell their harvest amid a 24-hour lockdown in Sri Lanka in some districts, but its Civil Defense Force is now buying...
Oil falls as Chinese economy outweighs Trump plan to ease lockdown
Oil prices fell on Friday, giving up early gains as China’s worst economic contraction on record outweighed news of U.S. President Donald Trump’s plans to...
Montreux Jazz Festival cancelled for first time in its history
The Montreux Jazz Festival will not be held in July due to the coronavirus pandemic, the first time the Swiss summer festival has not taken...
Oh brother! Coronavirus calls split family fortunes on Wall Street
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‘Waiting game’ for Oregon patient needing cancer surgery amid coronavirus
Oregon resident George Polas learned in March he had an aggressive type of prostate cancer that would require surgical removal – just as the coronavirus...
UK’s Prince William and Kate say: look after mental health in coronavirus crisis
Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate urged people to look after their mental health during the novel coronavirus outbreak and drew attention to the...
Prince William praises Captain Tom Moore
Prince William praised the 99-year-old veteran in a video call from his home in east England’s Norfolk county. Captain Tom Moore has raised more than...
William and Kate urge mental health awareness in lockdown
Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate urged people to take care of their mental health during the coronavirus outbreak and lauded frontline workers during...
Cathay Pacific to lay off overseas cabin crew, furlough pilots
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd will lay off 286 cabin crew based in the United States and furlough 201 pilots based in Australia and...
Germany’s coronavirus outbreak ‘manageable again’: health minister
The coronavirus outbreak in Germany has become manageable again as the number of patients who have made a recovery has been higher than the number...