Economy & Business
Schools reopen in South Korea as virus fears ease
Hundreds of thousands of South Korean students returned to school on Wednesday as educational establishments started reopening after a coronavirus delay of ...Canada stores start reopening after COVID-19 lockdown
In Ottawa’s ByWard Market neighborhood, shopkeepers were busy readying for an influx of shoppers, dusting off wares and adjusting to new rules. ...Spain makes masks compulsory in public, even for children
Spain has made it compulsory for all citizens, including children over six, to wear masks in public spaces as one of Europe’s ...Spain lifts ban on flights from Italy, but tourism still off cards
Spain lifted on Tuesday a ban on direct flights and ships from Italy imposed since March 11 to curb the coronavirus, but ...Macron, Merkel agree €500-bn virus recovery plan for Europe
France and Germany proposed Monday a 500-billion-euro ($542-billion) fund to finance the recovery of the European Union’s economy from the devastation wrought ...Acropolis in Athens reopens after virus shutdown
Greece reopened the Acropolis in Athens and all open-air archaeological sites in the country to the public on Monday after a two-month ...US faces severe economic downturn as virus tolls fall in hardest-hit Europe
The world’s biggest economy faces a severe downtown but will not suffer another Great Depression, US Fed chief Jerome Powell said on ...Some traffic returns to roads as India eases virus lockdown
People trickled outdoors and thin traffic returned to roads in some Indian states on Monday, a day after the federal government extended ...Spain aims to reopen borders to tourism in late June
Tourism-dependent Spain aims to reopen borders to visitors around the end of June as its coronavirus lockdown fully unwinds, a minister said ...Italy to reopen shops, restaurants as lockdown eases further
Shops, restaurants and hair salons prepared to reopen in Italy on Monday as the government further eased one of the world’s strictest ...