Iran’s coronavirus death toll rises to 4,869, report says it could be higher
Iran’s official death toll from the new coronavirus rose by 92 to reach 4,869 on Thursday but a parliamentary report said the actual number could...
Google’s fast-growing Meet video tool getting Zoom-like layout, Gmail link
Google will allow business and education users on Gmail.com to directly take calls on its video conferencing tool Meet starting Thursday, a new feature being...
U.S. opposes massive liquidity IMF boost: Mnuchin
The United States opposes creation of liquidity through issuance of the International Monetary Fund’s Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) as part of the response to the...
VW ditches outlook after COVID-19 hammers first-quarter profit
Germany’s Volkswagen Group withdrew its outlook for 2020 on Thursday due to uncertainty related to the new coronavirus outbreak which caused operating profit to drop...
Jobless claims total 5.245 million as 22 million positions have been lost in a month due to coronavirus – CNBC
Jobless claims total 5.245 million as 22 million positions have been lost in a month due to coronavirus CNBC Newsom announces coronavirus help for unemployed, immigrants Los...
Mixed blessing for some, as South Africa shelters homeless in schools, stadiums
South Africa, like many nations, has long viewed homelessness as an inevitable fact of modern life, but the coronavirus epidemic is offering an unexpected chance...
U.S. Pentagon chief criticizes China as misleading, opaque on coronavirus
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Thursday he believes China’s leaders have been misleading and opaque about the coronavirus outbreak that originated there and...
For struggling Venezuelans in quarantine, an opportunity in delivery services
Delivery services have become one of the few employment opportunities for Venezuelans living under a coronavirus quarantine in a country already struggling with a recession,...
Earthquake of magnitude 5.9 strikes Myanmar-India border region: EMSC
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 struck Myanmar-India border region on Thursday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said....
Trump to push for reopening U.S. as millions more seek unemployment aid
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday plans to announce new guidelines to reopen the economy after a monthlong shutdown over the coronavirus outbreak, despite concerns...