Truck maker Volvo ditches dividend payment amid COVID-19 crisis
Swedish truck maker Volvo will withdraw its proposed dividend for 2019, it said on Tuesday, joining a slew of firms opting not to make payments...
Newborns among dead in Kabul hospital attack
Gunmen attacked a hospital in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Tuesday where the international humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders runs a maternity clinic. At least...
Italy’s daily coronavirus death toll stable, new cases climb
Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy climbed by 172 on Tuesday, against 179 the day before, the Civil Protection Agency said, but the daily...
India’s Jubilant signs licensing deal for Gilead’s potential COVID-19 drug
India’s Jubilant Life Sciences Ltd said on Tuesday it had signed a non-exclusive licensing agreement for selling Gilead Sciences Inc’s experimental COVID-19 treatment remdesivir in...
L’Oreal pledges 150 million euros to fight climate change, support women
Comestics group L’Oreal said on Tuesday it was launching a 150 million euros ($162.99 million) programme of climate change initiatives and financial aid to support...
Broadway theaters to remain closed through September 6
Broadway theaters have extended their closures due to the coronavirus pandemic through Labor Day on September 6, the Broadway League, an industry group, said on...
Stock market rally pauses, bonds edge higher as economy partly reopens
World equity markets were little changed and safe-haven bonds climbed on Tuesday as investors weighed stronger economic data from China and upbeat corporate earnings in...
‘There is a real risk’ of new outbreak if U.S. states reopen too soon: Fauci
Leading U.S. infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci on Tuesday warned Congress that a premature lifting of lockdowns could lead to additional outbreaks of the deadly...
Yemen reports coronavirus cases in three more southern provinces
Yemen’s Saudi-backed government reported the first outbreak of the new coronavirus in three more southern provinces, taking the total number of cases in areas under...
Canada coronavirus death toll passes 5,000, Trudeau wants seniors’ care reform
The Canadian coronavirus death toll passed the 5,000 mark on Tuesday and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said major reforms were needed to seniors’ residences, where...