Reopened English garden centres finally savour the joys of spring
Garden centres in England and Wales, closed under restrictions to curb the coronavirus spread despite some of the finest spring growing weather for years, finally...
Shares of sensor maker AMS dive after proposes capital hike
Shares in AMS fell by 11% on Wednesday following news the sensor maker, best known as a supplier to Apple , was seeking approval for...
U.S. accuses China-linked hackers of stealing coronavirus research
China-linked hackers are breaking into American organizations carrying out research into COVID-19, U.S. officials said on Wednesday, warning both scientists and public health officials to...
In Canada, Albertans wary of ‘Big Brother’ with use of COVID-19 digital-tracing app
As the spread of the new coronavirus in Canada slows, the western province of Alberta has rolled out a digital-tracing tool to monitor outbreaks as...
Travel restrictions at U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico likely to be extended: U.S. official
Travel restrictions at the U.S. land borders with Canada and Mexico due to the novel coronavirus pandemic will likely be extended, a U.S. official told...
U.S. to tell doctors to report cases of COVID-19 inflammatory syndrome in kids
U.S. health officials plan to alert doctors to report cases of a rare inflammatory syndrome associated with COVID-19 in children to their state and local...
China’s Tencent wins on lockdown gaming boom
High demand for video games during COVID-19 lockdowns buoyed Tencent Holdings’ first-quarter revenue and profits, with blockbuster games PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Mobile and Honor of Kings...
U.S. Supreme Court justices worry about ‘chaos’ in Electoral College dispute
U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday grilled a lawyer advocating that “electors” in the complex Electoral College system that decides the winner of U.S. presidential...
EU calls for European borders to reopen to save tourist season
The European Union pushed on Wednesday for a gradual reopening of borders within the bloc shut by the coronavirus, saying it was not too late...
Factbox: Guidelines for Europe’s hotels – distancing by the pool
The European Commission outlined on Wednesday steps aimed at reviving the struggling tourism and airline industries brought to a halt by the coronavirus....