For small business loan program, forgiveness may be the hardest part
The U.S. government’s $660 billion small business rescue program has stumbled on missing paperwork, technology failure, and the misdirection of funds to big corporations. Now,...
Malta announces gradual lifting of COVID-19 restrictions
Malta has announced a gradual lifting of coronavirus restrictions as the number of new cases dwindles, with many shops allowed to reopen from Monday....
Syria says casualties in Homs blast, war monitor says Israel behind it
The Syrian army said on Friday a series of blasts at an ammunition depot east of Homs city led to casualties but was not caused...
Japan PM Abe leaning towards extending state of emergency, to decide May 4
Japanese Prime |(Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday he was leaning towards extending the country’s state of emergency for about a month as experts said...
Wall Street Week Ahead: Stocks face test as reopenings could fuel demand – or more coronavirus
A bounce in stocks is likely to face a test in the coming weeks as investors try to gauge whether countries and U.S. states emerging...
China’s Hubei, where coronavirus began, eases lockdown
China’s central province of Hubei, where the novel coronavirus behind the pandemic was first detected, will lower its emergency response level from Saturday in the...
Business booms for ‘yellow’ firms backing Hong Kong protest movement
Hong Kong anti-government protesters queued outside businesses that openly support the democracy movement on Friday, a show of support for “yellow” restaurants and cafes reeling...
Record ozone hole over Arctic in March now closed: U.N
Ozone depletion over the Arctic hit a “record level” in March, the biggest since 2011, but the hole has now closed, the U.N. World Meteorological...
Nepali rescuers recover bodies of South Korean trekker, guide
Rescuers in Nepal recovered the bodies of a South Korean trekker and a local guide on Friday, an official said, the last of a group...
Foreign criticism of activists’ arrests ‘unfounded’: Hong Kong
Hong Kong hit back on Friday at Washington and London for condemning the arrests in April of 15 pro-democracy activists, saying that their criticism was...
