Economy & Business
Nepal to resume flights in boost for virus-hit tourism sector
Nepal said Tuesday it will resume international commercial flights in mid-August, in a boost for its coronavirus-hit tourism sector. The Himalayan nation ...EU agrees landmark 750-bn-euro virus ‘Marshall Plan’
EU leaders emerged from a marathon four-day and four-night summit Tuesday to celebrate what they boasted was a historic rescue plan for ...EU recovery summit could end with no deal, says Merkel
Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that EU leaders may fail to reach an agreement on Sunday on a huge post-virus recovery plan ...Barcelona back under lockdown as virus cases surge
Barcelona’s streets were largely empty on Saturday, with millions of people instructed to stay at home as new coronavirus restrictions came into ...Argentina to ease Buenos Aires restrictions after nearly four months of tight lockdown
Argentina will gradually loosen a lockdown that has lasted nearly four months in and around Buenos Aires, President Alberto Fernandez said on ...EU leaders hunker down to clinch virus rescue
European leaders hunkered down on Friday for two days of tortuous negotiations to thrash out the terms of a huge post-coronavirus economic ...Barcelona residents urged to stay home after rise in virus cases
The Catalan regional government on Friday urged the nearly four million residents of Spain’s second city Barcelona to stay at home unless ...Twitter hit by major hack targeting high-profile users
Twitter is investigating a massive hack in which high-profile users from Elon Musk to Joe Biden had their accounts hijacked by scammers ...Asian markets mostly up on vaccine, stimulus hopes
Fresh hopes for a coronavirus vaccine and another round of US stimulus lifted most Asian markets on Wednesday, although gains were tempered ...China’s economy seen growing 2.5% in second quarter as lockdowns end, stimulus kicks in
China’s economy likely returned to modest growth in the second quarter after a record contraction, as lockdown measures ended and policymakers announced ...














