Economy & Business
Nissan to close global HQ, other Japan sites through May 10 due to virus
Nissan Motor Co said on Tuesday it will shut its global headquarters in Japan for 16 days through early May to contain ...Donald Trump says he will suspend all immigration to the US to fight coronavirus
President Donald Trump said Monday that he would temporarily suspend immigration to the United States because of the coronavirus pandemic, despite the ...Oil prices tank, as Americans protest virus stay-at-home orders
Oil prices crashed into negative territory Monday after coronavirus lockdowns around the globe shrivelled demand, as US demonstrators once again took to ...WHO insists it hid nothing, sounded virus alarm from start
The World Health Organization insisted Monday that it sounded the alarm on the novel coronavirus right from the very start and had ...Europe takes cautious steps to ease virus lockdowns
Germany and other parts of Europe took tentative steps to ease lockdown measures on Monday but officials warned the battle against the ...South Korea relaxes some social distancing rules as new virus cases fall
South Korea extended its social distancing policy for another 16 days on Sunday but offered some relief for churches and sporting fixtures, ...Trump warns China could face ‘consequences’ over pandemic
US President Donald Trump warned on Saturday that China could face consequences if it was “knowingly responsible” for the coronavirus pandemic. “It ...Global virus deaths top 150,000 as US braces for lockdown protests
Coronavirus deaths have surged past 150,000 worldwide with nearly a quarter of them in the United States, where new rallies against lockdown ...Nations debate easing lockdown as economic hardship grows
Governments around the world are wrestling with when and how to lift economically painful virus-control measures as unemployment rises. Mandatory lockdowns to ...Dubai opens 3,000-bed field hospital for virus response
Dubai opened a 3,000-bed capacity field hospital on Saturday in its World Trade Centre to prepare for a potential surge in novel ...