Smith+Nephew April sales halve as patients push back elective surgeries
British medical products maker Smith+Nephew said on Wednesday sales in April nearly halved as more patients postponed elective surgeries, such as hip replacements, due to...
On this day: Born May 7, 1933: Johnny Unitas, NFL quarterback
Johnny Unitas has been described as the first modern quarterback but he is also an early reminder of the physical price that many pay for...
Yum China keeps bets on dine-in, sticks to expansion plans after virus
Yum China is betting that Chinese consumers will still choose to dine-in in the aftermath of the coronavirus crisis and plans to open more Pizza...
U.S. virus threat downplayed by Azar: whistleblower
An ousted U.S. health expert filed a whistleblower’s complaint on Tuesday accusing the Trump administration of downplaying the coronavirus threat and retaliating by ousting him...
Give us first-hand information to fight virus, Taiwan asks WHO
Taiwan’s health minister asked the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday to ensure the island had access to first-hand information about the coronavirus, saying that...
German federal government and states agree on way to ease lockdown: draft document
The German federal government and the states have agreed that all shops and amateur open-air sports can restart under certain conditions and states will each...
New Zealand’s school climate-change curriculum vexes farmers
A new school curriculum in New Zealand that tells students how to tackle climate change deniers and advises them to eat less dairy and meat...
Virgin Money profits erased by coronavirus provision
British lender Virgin Money swung to a first-half loss after setting aside 237 million pounds ($294.7 million) to handle loans likely to go bad because...
Novo Nordisk profit beats expectations as stockpiling boosts sales
Denmark’s Novo Nordisk posted a better-than-expected quarterly operating profit on Wednesday and kept its full-year outlook, as customers stocking up during the coronavirus pandemic boosted...
WTA chief says merger with ATP would not be ‘acquisition’
Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) chief Steve Simon has said a merger with the men’s ATP “makes all the sense in the world” but that it...