Dining dummies help cafe-goers keep a fashionable distance
Mannequins dressed in clown hats and couture frocks took their seats in restaurants in Lithuania’s capital on Thursday to coax real customers back after the...
Dining dummies help cafe-goers keep a fashionable distance
Mannequins dressed in clown hats and couture frocks took their seats in restaurants in Lithuania’s capital on Thursday to coax real customers back after the...
Saudi Arabia, UAE mosques to stay closed for Eid prayers
Mosques will remain closed for prayers on the Eid Al-Fitr festival, Saudi and United Arab Emirates officials said on Friday, calling on the population to...
Wall Street Week Ahead: Investors look beyond drug makers as hunt for Covid-19 treatment heats up
Investors are diversifying bets in the healthcare sector, as the rush to develop treatments for Covid-19 has driven up prices for some pharmaceutical stocks....
Alibaba revenue, profit beat as online sales surge during lockdown
China’s Alibaba Group Holding Ltd reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue and profit on Friday, as the COVID-19 lockdowns drove more people to shop online for essentials....
Factbox: China eyes tougher national security regime for Hong Kong
Beijing is set to impose a new national security law on Hong Kong following last year’s often violent anti-China unrest that plunged the city into...
Isolating Indonesia palm workers to spend Eid holiday on plantation
Thousands of Indonesian palm oil workers who are in lockdown on plantations due to the coronavirus outbreak will have to stay put for Eid celebrations...
Alibaba revenue tops as online sales surge during lockdown
China’s Alibaba Group Holding Ltd reported a better-than-expected quarterly revenue on Friday, as the COVID-19 lockdowns drove more people to shop online for essentials....
New York chef turns Michelin-starred eatery into charity kitchen in COVID-19 crisis
Chef Daniel Humm of Eleven Madison Park, who is used to being paid for fine dining with exclusive black credit cards, says his richest reward...
WHO has worked ‘day and night’ on pandemic, funding lags: Tedros tells board
The World Health Organization (WHO) has worked non-stop since the novel coronavirus emerged, informing its 194 member states of its evolution and providing technical advice,...