Israeli police arrest 320 over coronavirus breach at Jewish festival
Israeli police arrested 320 people at a Jewish bonfire festival celebrating an ancient sage, after worshippers rioted over coronavirus restrictions that denied them access to...
U.S. envoy misses Pompeo’s arrival in Israel over illness
The U.S. ambassador to Israel did not attend Wednesday’s arrival of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in the Middle East nation as he was feeling...
Travel firm TUI to make big cost cuts to ride out pandemic hit
European travel company TUI on Wednesday said it needs to reduce its fixed cost base by 30% and cut thousands of jobs as it looks...
Aston Martin posts deep loss as coronavirus outbreak hits sales
Aston Martin posted a first-quarter pretax loss of 119 million pound ($146 million) after sales dropped by nearly a third due to the impact of...
Sony reports 57% drop in fourth-quarter profit, declines to give outlook
Japan’s Sony Corp on Wednesday reported a 57% drop in fourth-quarter operating profit and refrained from providing an outlook for the current year due to...
Maersk meets first-quarter revenue forecasts but warns on container sector outlook
Shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk posted first-quarter revenue in line with expectations on Wednesday but warned about a drop of as much as 25% in global...
Exclusive: As COVID-19 cases in Yemen surge, some sources see undercounting
Yemen has more suspected coronavirus cases and deaths than the authorities have so far reported, four sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, as the...
For Hire: Central Europe’s business services firms spy a chance in crisis
As the COVID-19 pandemic wipes out jobs and empties offices across the world, companies in Central Europe that provide remote, lower-cost services for multinationals are...
Slowly but steady, China strives to make widespread virus testing the new normal
Beijing resident Wang Yukun was happy to comply in April when the construction firm he works for told him he’d need to take a test...
Las Vegas Sands scraps plans for Japan integrated resort casino project
Las Vegas Sands said it has ended plans to open an integrated resort (IR) casino in Japan, dealing another blow to Japan’s attempts to energise...