Britain’s embattled aviation industry demands alternative to quarantine
Britain’s aviation industry called on the government to find an alternative to quarantine plans for international arrivals, or risk seeing airlines and airports being dealt...
BA-owner will review resumption of flying if British quarantine introduced
British Airways owner IAG will have to review its plans to resume flying in July if Britain introduces quarantine measures for international arrivals, its chief...
Kazakhstan ends state of emergency; provinces to oversee lifting of lockdown
Kazakhstan allowed a coronavirus state of emergency to lapse on Monday, authorising cities and provinces to begin lifting lockdown measures depending on their success in...
Migrants stranded in Greece by COVID-19 fly to UK
A group of 50 refugees and asylum seekers flew from Greece to Britain on Monday to reunite with relatives in a transfer that had been...
Indonesia reports 233 new coronavirus infections, 18 deaths
Indonesia reported on Monday 233 new coronavirus infections, taking the total of cases in the Southeast Asian country to 14,265, said health ministry official Achmad...
Plastic piles up in Thailand as pandemic efforts sideline pollution fight
Thailand began the year with a ban on single-use plastic bags that Bangkok office worker Nicha Singhanoi hoped would cut back the waste that puts...
Ericsson raises forecasts for 5G subscriptions due to pandemic
Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson said on Monday it will lift its forecast for 5G subscriptions globally to around 2.8 billion by 2025 from 2.6...
India to restart some passenger trains even though coronavirus infections jump
India announced a limited re-opening of its giant rail network beginning on Tuesday after a nearly seven-week lockdown, despite also reporting its biggest single-day jump...
Stocks climb as investors cling to lockdown loosenings
European shares climbed on Monday as investors clung to signs that more countries were restarting their economies and looked past reports of a pick-up in...
Pique pessimistic about holding Davis Cup this year
Gerard Pique has said he is not confident that the 2020 Davis Cup will take place due to Spain’s restrictions on spectators attending events because...