Booking apps and electronic tags? Italy’s beaches seek to salvage summer
Visitors to Italy’s famous beaches could be in for a surprise this summer. Umbrellas will be spaced far apart, hand gel will be readily available...
France to impose digital tax this year regardless of any new international levy
France will tax big digital businesses this year whether there is progress or not towards an international deal on a levy, its finance minister said...
Coronavirus leaves a legacy of unprecedented global debt
Enormous doses of stimulus spending are offering relief from coronavirus damage but their lifelong legacy of debt could seed future crises by hobbling economic growth...
Trump administration issues global maritime advisory on sanctions, with industry input
The Trump administration on Thursday issued guidelines to help ship owners and insurers avoid sanctions risk, that industry players and a senior State Department official...
Japan lifts state of emergency – but not for major cities
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lifted a state of emergency in large parts of the country on Thursday but said it would remain in place...
New Zealanders embrace eased coronavirus restrictions
After seven weeks trussed up with some of the world’s toughest coronavirus curbs, New Zealanders like Jim Boult leapt at the chance to cheer the...
Pandas sent back to China over bamboo shortage
The Calgary Zoo will send its two giant pandas back to China over a shortage in bamboo supply amid the coronavirus pandemic, the zoo’s president...
Factbox: The race to deploy COVID-19 contact tracing apps
Technologists and health officials around the world are racing to develop smartphone apps to trace who has been in contact with carriers of the novel...
Bundesliga to use five subs, relegation confirmed
Bundesliga teams will be allowed up to five substitutions per match when it restarts on Saturday after the coronavirus stoppage, while teams will be relegated...
Trump is open to more coronavirus stimulus, but not Democrats’ plan: White House
U.S. President Donald Trump is open to negotiations on another possible stimulus bill amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, but not the one put forward by...