COVID-19 cases surging in Alabama, South Carolina and Oklahoma
New cases of COVID-19 nearly doubled in Alabama and South Carolina in the second week of June compared to the prior seven days, a Reuters...
Airlines urge regulators to extend airport slots waiver
Airlines are urging aviation regulators to extend a waiver on airport slot rules as they struggle to overcome the coronavirus crisis, their main international body...
UK PM Johnson bows to footballer’s pressure to provide summer food fund
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will provide a summer food fund for struggling families in England, bowing to pressure from England forward Marcus Rashford and his...
UK’s Johnson bows to footballer’s pressure to provide summer food fund
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will provide a summer food fund for struggling families in England, bowing to pressure from England forward Marcus Rashford and his...
Amazon to use AI tech in its warehouses to enforce social distancing
Amazon.com Inc on Tuesday launched an artificial intelligence-based tracking system to enforce social distancing at its offices and warehouses to help reduce any risk of...
EU executive to partly shield WTO candidate Hogan from public view
EU trade chief Phil Hogan will limit public appearances after he put himself forward as a possible candidate to become the next head of the...
Futures jump after record rise in monthly retail sales
U.S. stock futures rose sharply on Tuesday after data showed a record jump in retail sales in May, far above expectations, as Americans resumed spending...
Premier League CEO backs ‘Black Lives Matter’ on team shirts
The Premier League’s chief executive, Richard Masters, said he supported the move to have the slogan ‘Black Lives Matter’ on player’s shirts in this week’s...
U.S.-Israel cybersecurity firm Salt Security raises $20 million
U.S.-Israel cybersecurity startup Salt Security said on Tuesday it raised $20 million in a funding round led by venture capital firm Tenaya Capital....
Steroid dexamethasone reduces deaths among patients with severe COVID-19: trial shows
Giving low doses of the generic steroid drug dexamethasone to patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 reduced death rates by around a third among those...