Top U.S. health officials to testify in Senate on coronavirus, economic reopening
Top U.S. health authorities will testify on Tuesday to a Senate committee looking into plans for reopening the nation’s businesses, schools and other sectors of...
Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams endorses Biden for U.S. president
Former Georgia state minority leader Stacey Abrams, a possible Democratic vice presidential pick, endorsed presumptive nominee Joe Biden for U.S. president on Tuesday, citing his...
EU signs contract with Philips on ventilators
Dutch electronics giant Philips signed a contract with the European Commission to supply medical ventilators to EU hospitals, the company and EU officials said, in...
Embraer blames failed Boeing deal for sharp drop in commercial jet deliveries
Brazil planemaker Embraer said Tuesday it delivered just five commercial jets in the first quarter, less than half what it delivered a year ago, blaming...
Watchdog reports record number of anti-Semitic incidents in U.S. last year
Jews in the United States suffered the largest number of anti-Semitic incidents last year since the Anti-Defamation League began collecting records 40 years ago, the...
London honours Captain Tom Moore, 100, in ancient ceremony
British World War Two veteran Tom Moore, who has become a national hero after raising more than $40 million for the health service, was awarded...
Dubai turns world’s tallest building into coronavirus charity box
The world’s tallest building, Dubai’s 828-metre Burj Khalifa, has become a glowing charity donation box, raising money for food for United Arab Emirates residents suffering...
Argentina’s famed steakhouses adapt to life under lockdown
On the tree-lined streets outside Buenos Aires steakhouse Don Julio in the trendy neighborhood of Palermo, diners are used to joining snaking lines to get...
Singapore plans coronavirus tests for all in migrant dormitories
Singapore plans to test all 323,000 migrant workers living in cramped dormitories that have become a hotbed for coronavirus in the tiny city-state, it said...
E.ON CEO says Germany must keep green power affordable
The head of Germany’s largest energy company E.ON on Tuesday urged the German government to increase funds for green power infrastructure and cap costs to...