Economy & Business
Thailand malls reopen, with temperatures taken, masks worn
Thais streamed into shopping malls on Sunday, once again enjoying their air-conditioned oases as the country eased one of the restrictions imposed ...Kick-off in Germany as Europe eases curbs but virus marches on
German football champions Bayern Munich were set to play their first match in more than two months on Sunday as coronavirus restrictions ...Beaches and football as Europe relaxes virus restrictions
Beaches in France and Italy were open Saturday for the first weekend since the easing of coronavirus lockdowns while football fans awaited ...Air Canada to lay off half its workforce as virus bites
Air Canada announced Friday that it will lay off at least half of its staff due to the collapse of its business ...Italy to allow travel to and from abroad from June 3
Italy’s government on Saturday approved a decree which will allow travel to and from abroad from June 3, in a major development ...Virus-hit German economy plunges into recession
The German economy plunged into a recession after suffering its steepest quarterly contraction since the 2009 financial crisis as shops and factories ...Sweden’s not soft on virus, says PM, in dig at foreign media
Impressions conveyed abroad that Sweden has adopted a “business as usual” approach to the coronavirus are wrong, its prime minister said on ...Europe gets on its bike as virus lockdown eases
Andre Wu and a dozen or so other people queue up at an appropriate social distance outside Brixton Cycles in south London ...Finland reopens schools despite virus warnings from teacher’s union
Finnish school children began returning to class on Thursday after eight weeks of coronavirus lockdown despite warnings from the teacher’s union it ...‘Total’ lockdown for Chile capital after virus spike
Chile’s government ordered a mandatory total quarantine for the capital Santiago on Wednesday after a 60 percent spike in coronavirus infections in ...