In Japan’s elder-care homes, coronavirus tests limits of overstretched staff
At the Tokyo elder-care home where 27-year-old Yoshimu works, the coronavirus has stretched already tight staffing, leaving residents to sometimes sit longer in soiled diapers...
China announces new tariff waivers for some U.S. imports
China announced on Tuesday a new list of 79 U.S. products eligible for waivers from retaliatory tariffs imposed at the height of the bilateral trade...
Bang & Olufsen seeks rights issue to cope with coronavirus crisis
TV and stereo maker Bang & Olufsen on Tuesday said it will ask shareholders at an extraordinary general meeting to approve a 400 million crown...
UK to set out details on making workplaces safer as lockdown unwind begins
The British government will on Tuesday set out details on how to make workplaces safer as some businesses start to return to work after Prime...
Gunmen attack Doctors Without Borders clinic in Kabul: interior ministry source
Gunmen attacked a Doctors Without Borders medical clinic in the western part of the Afghan capital of Kabul, a Ministry of Interior source said on...
Saudi Aramco first-quarter net profit falls 25% as oil prices slump
Saudi Arabian state oil giant Aramco on Tuesday reported a 25% fall in first-quarter net profit, below analyst estimates, hurt by lower crude oil prices...
Honda declines to give outlook as profit slides amid coronavirus pandemic
Honda Motor Co on Tuesday posted its lowest operating profit in four years and refrained from releasing an earnings outlook for the current business year...
Thyssenkrupp warns of massive third-quarter loss as COVID-19 adds to pain
German conglomerate Thyssenkrupp on Tuesday warned its operating loss could swell to 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) in the current quarter citing the coronavirus pandemic....
Smartphone shipments in China up 17% in April, signalling likely rebound: government data
Smartphone shipments from China’s factories to vendors rose 17% in April compared to the same month a year ago, according to government data released on...
Vodafone meets full-year expectations, pulls guidance on COVID-19 uncertainty
Vodafone , the world’s second largest mobile operator, met expectations with a 2.6% rise in full-year core earnings to 14.9 billion euros ($16.10 billion), but...