Spanish nurse returns to frontline after bout with coronavirus
Just a few months ago, coronavirus floated around unnoticed in the hospital near Madrid where Cristina Cadenas worked as nurse in the orthopaedics department....
South Africa ‘virtual safaris’ liven up lockdown with jackals and leopard cubs
Most visitors wanting to see big game in Africa jet in from faraway places, so when the new coronavirus grounded flights and put the world...
Ardern touts New Zealand as investment ‘safe haven’
New Zealand’s success in curbing the coronavirus has given it a “safe haven” advantage, allowing the country to be open for investment, Prime Minister Jacinda...
Czech population’s coronavirus immunity slow to build, study shows
Immunity to the novel coronavirus is building up very slowly in the Czech Republic, with no more than 4-5% of the population likely to be...
Malaysia reports 45 new coronavirus cases; one death
Malaysia reported 45 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, taking the cumulative total to 6,428 infections....
Illinois county to probe earlier deaths from heart attacks, pneumonia for COVID-19
Health officials in the U.S. state of Illinois’ Cook County, which includes the city of Chicago, will probe deaths involving heart attacks and pneumonia for...
Magnitude 5.1 quake hits western Iran, no casualties reported: TV
An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 struck Iran’s western province of Lorestan on Wednesday, Iranian state TV reported, adding that there were no immediate reports of...
World shares subdued amid mixed earnings; oil falters
Global shares struggled on Wednesday as mixed earnings, doubts about the easing of coronavirus lockdowns and simmering U.S.-China tensions cast a pall over markets....
Samsung heir Lee apologises over succession, won’t hand control to children
Samsung Group heir Jay Y. Lee, embroiled in a bribery scandal, on Wednesday made a rare apology over controversial succession plans and said he will...
Finland’s Nokia to buy back its 2021 bond worth 500 million euros and issue a new one
Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia said on Wednesday it had issued an offer to buy back for cash its 1% notes due March 15, 2021...