Burundi expels national WHO head amid COVID-19 outbreak
Burundi has expelled the national head of the World Health Organisation (WHO), according to a letter written by the country’s foreign minister, which gave no...
Singapore reports 752 new COVID-19 cases taking tally over 26,000
Singapore’s health ministry reported 752 new coronavirus infections on Thursday, taking city-state’s total to 26,098....
Video conference company Pexip surges 54% in IPO debut
Shares in Norway’s Pexip Holding soared by 54% in early trade on Thursday as the video conferencing company made its stock market debut after an...
Vietnam determined to save British pilot, avoid its first COVID-19 death
Vietnam has mounted an all-out effort to save the life of its most critically ill novel coronavirus patient, a British pilot who works for Vietnam...
London “pub-on-wheels” pulls pints on people’s doorsteps
Britain’s pubs may be shut, but one east London brewer has found a novel way to keep the beer flowing – by packing his kegs...
Panda dolls kick pandemic blues for Thai diners
One restaurant in Thailand is ensuring it meets new social distancing guidelines, and providing lonely diners a bit of company, by seating stuffed pandas at...
Finland’s Nokia buys back 150 million euros of notes
Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia said on Thursday it would buy back 150 million euros ($162 million) of its March 2021 notes as it restructures...
Kidney injury seen in more than a third of hospitalized COVID-19 patients: U.S. study
Over a third of patients treated for COVID-19 in a large New York medical system developed acute kidney injury, and nearly 15% required dialysis, U.S....
Video conference firm Pexip surges 44% in IPO debut
Shares of Norway’s Pexip Holding rose 44% in early trade on Thursday as the video conferencing firm made its stock market debut following an initial...
India launches contact-tracing app for JioPhones in virus battle
India’s technology ministry said on Thursday it had rolled out a version of its Bluetooth contact-tracking app for 5 million JioPhones, the cheap internet-enabled devices...