U.S. commission says Taiwan’s WHO exclusion caused lives to be lost
Lives have been lost in the coronavirus pandemic because of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) exclusion of Taiwan and refusal to allow it to share...
Gilead ties up with generic drugmakers for COVID-19 drug supply
Gilead Sciences Inc said on Tuesday it has signed non-exclusive licensing pacts with five generic drugmakers based in India and Pakistan to expand the supply...
Brazil miner Vale to spend $2 billion to cut carbon emissions 33% by 2030
Brazilian miner Vale SA plans to spend at least $2 billion to cut both its direct and indirect carbon emissions by 33% by 2030, Chief...
Musk, Texas governor talk about potential Tesla move to Lone Star state
Texas Governor Greg Abbott said on Tuesday that he spoke with Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla Inc , in recent days about a...
YouTube star Logan Thirtyacre pays $800K for dinner with Brady
YouTube star Logan Thirtyacre has won a coronavirus charity auction that includes dinner with Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady after he laid down a...
New Zealand’s Ardern says budget to focus on creating jobs, stimulating economy
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday that the annual budget will invest to create more jobs and get the economy going, but...
Seven new coronavirus cases in mainland China on May 12, up from one a day earlier
China reported seven new coronavirus infections on the mainland on May 12, versus one a day earlier, the national health authority said on Wednesday, with...
Pollution in China’s smog-prone Hebei falls by a quarter in April
Air pollution fell by more than a quarter last month in China’s most smog-prone province of Hebei, the environment ministry said, aided by crackdowns on...
Occidental offering voluntary job buyouts, citing need for spending cuts: document
Occidental Petroleum Corp is offering its employees voluntary buyouts over the next two weeks, according to a document seen by Reuters on Tuesday, citing the...
Waiting on Olympics, Japanese fencer turns to Uber Eats for fitness, money
With his Olympics preparations in tatters, Japanese fencer Ryo Miyake has begun delivering food for Uber Eats as a way to keep up his fitness...