Japan’s Abe says cannot hold Olympics unless pandemic contained
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday that the Tokyo Olympics could not take place next year unless the coronavirus pandemic is contained, as...
Amazon renews streaming deal with NFL
Amazon.com Inc said on Wednesday it would renew its partnership with National Football League (NFL) to live stream Thursday night games exclusively on its video...
Putting off check-up over virus fear? Try the self-service doctor’s office
For anyone putting off visiting their doctor because they fear picking up the COVID-19 infection while in the waiting room, a French inventor has a...
New Zealand PM chats with Her Majesty
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday that she spoke to Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II after the country emerged out a strict lockdown...
Parallel lives: Twin-brother ER doctors fight COVID-19 in New York, Miami
Emergency room doctor Michael D’Urso has had some bleak days on the front lines of New York City’s battle against the coronavirus pandemic....
Nio shares surge after it secures $1 billion investment
Nio Inc’s shares jumped more than 14% on Wednesday after it said it had secured a 7 billion yuan ($989 million) investment in Nio China,...
The rescued apes facing a double threat from COVID-19
Primates at Cameroon’s Limbe Wildlife Center are getting vitamins to boost their immunity against the new coronavirus. But if disease doesn’t get them, a lack...
GSK boss does not see mass-produced coronavirus vaccine before mid-2021
GlaxoSmithKline, the world’s largest vaccine maker, said the global push to develop an immunisation against the coronavirus would not lead to widely available products before...
Amid coronavirus crisis, British PM Johnson’s fiancée gives birth to boy
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s fiancée, Carrie Symonds, gave birth to a baby boy at a London hospital on Wednesday, slightly earlier than had been...
UK PM Johnson back at work after birth of son: spokesman
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is back at work at his Downing Street office after being present while his fiancee Carrie Symonds gave birth to...