Polish scientists design remote-controlled ventilator to fight COVID-19
A team of Polish scientists has designed a remote-controlled ventilator they hope will allow doctors to help critically ill patients breathe, but from a distance,...
Potential COVID-19 vaccine from China shows promise in animal tests
A potential COVID-19 vaccine being developed by Chinese researchers showed promise in trials in monkeys, triggering antibodies and raising no safety issues, researchers said, and...
Fog blankets Sydney
Sydney Tower peaked just above the fog line on Wednesday morning, with the rest of the skyline immersed in clouds....
France will end coronavirus emergency health powers on July 10
France will end special government powers brought in to deal with the coronavirus pandemic on July 10 though it will retain the ability to curb...
Oil falls towards $40 as U.S. inventory rise revives glut worries
Oil fell more than 1% towards $40 a barrel on Wednesday after a report showed a rise in crude inventories in the United States, reviving...
OECD sees deepest peace-time slump in a century
The global economy will suffer the biggest peace-time downturn in a century before it emerges next year from a coronavirus-inflicted recession, the OECD said on...
Germany should make provisions to ensure banks have sufficient capital: OECD
Germany should make provisions to ensure banks have sufficient capital in case of a wave of bankruptcies in Europe’s largest economy caused by the coronavirus...
Fed easing speculation keeps dollar under pressure
The euro held below a three-month high against the dollar amid speculation the U.S. Federal Reserve might announce more steps to check a recent rise...
Swedish prosecutor names killer of PM Palme, closes 34-year case
Stig Engstrom, a graphic designer, was the man who shot dead Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme in 1986, prosecutor Krister Petersson said on Wednesday, closing...
Japan’s AnGes speeds towards 2021 rollout in coronavirus ‘vaccine war’
Japanese biotech AnGes Inc expects its coronavirus vaccine to be ready as early as the first half of 2021, if it can overcome supply chain...