Thailand to further ease restrictions, shorten curfew hours
Thailand will next week shorten curfew hours and ease restrictions on more businesses, the government said on Friday, in response to its low numbers of...
Attack on Taiwan an option to stop independence, top China general says
China will attack Taiwan if there is no other way of stopping it from becoming independent, one of the country’s most senior generals said on...
Stick or twist? Investors face coronavirus-induced property dilemma
The coronavirus pandemic has emptied offices and shuttered shops but filled warehouses and highlighted demand for work-from-home spaces, leaving investors wondering if they should flee...
Crisis-hit Wall Street checks in to Zandi’s ‘impairment studio’
When Wall Street doesn’t know where the world economy is heading, it books a session at Mark Zandi’s “impairment studio”....
Britain needs to start tapering its COVID furlough scheme: minister
Britain cannot run its COVID-19 jobs protection scheme indefinitely and needs to start tapering it down as people slowly return to work, environment minister George...
On this day: Born May 30, 1949: Bob Willis, English cricketer
Steaming in off his long run, curls bobbing, eyes fixed on the stumps, there have been few more intimidating sights in world cricket than fast...
Go-go bars gone as coronavirus hits Bangkok’s sex district
The black leather party masks that performers May and Som wear for their fetish shows in Bangkok are definitely not the sort to stop the...
Renault to restructure French factories in high-stakes reboot plan
Carmaker Renault said on Friday it was launching talks with unions to restructure some French plants and potentially close others as it confirmed plans to...
Minnesota sends 500 National Guard soldiers to Minneapolis and nearby areas as protests grow over George Floyd’s death – CNN
Minnesota sends 500 National Guard soldiers to Minneapolis and nearby areas as protests grow over George Floyd’s death CNN Protests Over George Floyd’s Death Bloomberg QuickTake George...
Trump’s social media executive order and Twitter fit are distractions – Vox.com
Trump’s social media executive order and Twitter fit are distractions Vox.com Trump signs executive order targeting social media companies CNN Fact-checking Trump won’t fix Twitter’s misinformation problem The...