Finland confirms coronavirus restrictions in place until May 13
Finland’s government on Thursday confirmed it was extending by a month most of the restrictions imposed to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus....
Cycling: Bernal auctions bike, jerseys for charity amid coronavirus crisis
Tour de France champion Egan Bernal is auctioning a bike and several jerseys for a children’s charity in Colombia amid the coronavirus crisis....
Spain sees coronavirus pain easing, seeks new national economic pact
Spain’s coronavirus death toll slowed on Thursday as its leader said the worst should soon be over and exhorted all sides in the politically-fractured nation...
IMF chief says pandemic will unleash worst recession since Great Depression
The pandemic sweeping the world will turn global economic growth “sharply negative” in 2020, triggering the worst fallout since the 1930s Great Depression, with only...
Futures dip ahead of weekly jobless claims, OPEC+ meeting
U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Thursday as investors braced for another staggering weekly jobless claims number, while oil prices rose on hopes of...
Australian police in coronavirus homicide probe
Investigators boarded the Ruby Princess cruise ship in Sydney on Thursday to take the “black box” from the ship which disembarked hundreds of passengers infected...
Dutch woman aged 107 survives coronavirus
A 107-year old Dutch woman has recovered from the coronavirus, probably becoming the oldest survivor of the pandemic in the world....
Index Ventures raises $2 billion for growth investments
Venture capital firm Index Ventures said on Thursday it had raised $2 billion for growth investments, backing entrepreneurs it reckons will lead the way out...
China to expand coronavirus testing, boost containment effort along land borders
China will allocate more resources to prevent the spread of the coronavirus from its land borders, as the country still faces risks of a comeback...
Costco set to open new store in China’s Suzhou city
U.S. retail giant Costco will open a new store in China’s eastern city of Suzhou, near Shanghai, state media reported on Thursday....