Taiwan says it did not receive WHO meeting invite, issue off the table for now
Despite strong efforts Taiwan did not get invited to this week’s meeting of a key World Health Organization (WHO) body due to Chinese pressure, its...
Morocco extends coronavirus lockdown to June 10
Morocco is to extend its national lockdown to contain the spread of the new coronavirus until June 10, Prime Minister Saad Dine El Otmani said...
Nigeria to impose ‘precision lockdown’ in coronavirus hotspots: PTF chair
Nigeria will impose ‘precision lockdown’ measures in areas that report rapid increases in cases of the new coronavirus, the chairman of the presidential task force...
Mask in a restaurant? This one can gobble like Pac-Man
Israeli inventors have developed a coronavirus mask with a remote control mouth that lets diners eat food without taking it off, a device they say...
U.S. auto industry returns to life after lockdown
The Detroit Three automakers and their suppliers began restarting assembly lines on Monday after a two-month coronavirus lockdown in a slow revival of a sector...
IMF chief warns full global economic recovery unlikely in 2021
The global economy will take much longer to recover fully from the shock caused by the new coronavirus than initially expected, the head of the...
Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine shows early promise; shares soar
Early data from Moderna Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine, the first to be tested in the United States, showed that it produced protective antibodies in a small...
Wall Street surges on hopes for stimulus, coronavirus vaccine
Wall Street’s main indexes surged on Monday as encouraging early data from a potential coronavirus vaccine trial boosted sentiment, with investors also counting on more...
Delta to resume flying several major routes in June
Delta Air Lines said on Monday it would resume flying several major routes in June that were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic....
Thai traffic back to gridlock as coronavirus measures ease
Cars, trucks and motorcycles jostled on Monday in a return of the Thai capital’s familiar gridlock as commuters headed back to work in the second...