Bolivia investigates health officials over ventilator deal after public outcry
Bolivian authorities on Wednesday fired the health minister and opened an investigation of potential corruption over allegations that officials bought ventilators at inflated prices, underscoring...
New Zealand opens bars as more curbs eased, four-day work week idea floated
Bars and pubs opened in New Zealand for the first time in months on Thursday, as restrictions to limit the spread of the coronavirus were...
Mastercard to allow staff to work from home until COVID-19 vaccine hits market, executive says
Mastercard Inc will not ask staff to return to its worldwide corporate offices until a vaccine is available for the sometimes fatal coronavirus that has...
Lufthansa in advanced talks for state rescue deal worth about $10 billion
Airline Lufthansa said on Thursday it is in advanced talks with the German government’s economic stabilisation fund over a rescue deal worth up to 9...
Expedia signals May rebound as cancellations stabilize
Online travel booking company Expedia Group Inc on Wednesday pointed to demand recovering in May as cancellation rates stabilize, overshadowing a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss and...
Brazil coronavirus outbreak worsens as country could soon be No. 2 in cases
Brazil’s coronavirus outbreak worsened on Wednesday and the South American nation could soon have the second-highest number of cases in the world as the Health...
Mastercard to allow staff to work from home until COVID-19 vaccine hits market: executive
Mastercard Inc will not ask staff to return to its worldwide corporate offices until a vaccine is available for the sometimes fatal coronavirus that has...
NASA astronauts gear up for new commercial SpaceX flight
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine on Wednesday said the U.S. is on the “cusp of launching American astronauts on American rockets from American soil yet again,”...
Michigan flooding forces thousands to flee, threatens chemical plant
Rising floodwaters unleashed by two dam failures submerged parts of the central Michigan town of Midland on Wednesday, displacing thousands of residents and threatening to...
Brazil coronavirus outbreak worsens, cases could soon be second highest in world
Brazil’s coronavirus outbreak worsened on Wednesday and the South American nation could soon have the second-highest number of cases in the world as the Health...