China’s Xi urges preparedness for military combat amid coronavirus epidemic: state TV
President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday China would step up its preparedness for armed combat and improve its ability to carry out military tasks as...
Covid-19 tests within 24 hours for symptomatic Bavarians: state premier
Bavaria, one of the German states hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic, will guarantee that people with symptoms can get a virus test within 24...
French restaurant ruling puts coronavirus claims on global menu
AXA said on Tuesday it would meet the bulk of business interruption claims from some restaurant owners in France after it lost a court case...
Jordan’s civil servants return to work after two months break
Jordan’s public sector employees began a phased return to work on Tuesday, more than two months after they were told to stay at home under...
Tech companies target temperature-monitoring patches for COVID-19
A group of tech companies is working on a patch about the size of small bandage that could be worn to monitor for the elevated...
A Florida toy importer braces for retail upheaval
Most U.S. states have begun to reopen their economies, but Jay Foreman, chief executive of Basic Fun, said he’s more worried than ever....
COVID-19 lawsuit takes on McDonald’s like it was a rowdy bar
As U.S. businesses reopen, worried workers and their advocates are borrowing a legal strategy commonly used to shut down rowdy topless bars to try and...
Spain wants common EU rules on cross-border movement as pandemic lockdowns ease
Spain on Tuesday urged its European Union partners to set up common rules, including potential health checks for passengers, to open borders and reestablish freedom...
New hotline helps families survive abuse in Congo
Four days after the Congolese government shut down Kinshasa’s pulsating nightlife, her husband knocked out some of her teeth and went to live with his...
Brazil police search Rio de Janeiro governor’s residence in corruption probe
Brazil police on Tuesday carried out search and seizure warrants at residences of Rio de Janeiro Governor Wilson Witzel as part of a corruption probe,...