Economy & Business
Virus crisis leaves thousands of cruise ship crew stuck at sea
The cruise industry has taken a beating during the coronavirus crisis — on-board outbreaks, refusal of port access and now no clear ...Beaches open in Barcelona as Spain decides on next steps of lockdown exit
The Spanish government will decide on Friday in which regions bars, restaurants and places of worship will open under the next phase ...Denmark to allow reopening of entire retail sector from Monday
Danish shopping malls will be allowed to open again on Monday as the Nordic country enters its second phase of reopening after ...Latvia to ease coronavirus restrictions for public gatherings from May 12
Latvia will raise the limit for public gatherings to 25 people from two beginning May 12, as the country starts to ease ...Pakistan to lift lockdown from Saturday, despite rising COVID-19 curve
Pakistan’s coronavirus lockdown will be lifted on Saturday, Prime Minister Imran Khan said, despite the fact that the number of cases in ...Gas leak at Indian chemical plant kills at least 13
At least 13 people were killed in southern India by a gas leak at a South Korean-owned factory making polystyrene products, with ...Russia debates lockdown withdrawal as virus cases reach new highs
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday chaired a meeting to discuss a gradual withdrawal from lockdown as Russia registered the world’s sixth highest ...Slovakia emerges from lockdown as businesses reopen
Slovakia began opening up its economy on Wednesday after statistics showed that the small eurozone nation had the fewest COVID-19-related deaths per ...Spain foreign tourist arrivals slump 64% in March
Spain’s foreign tourist arrivals plummeted by nearly two-thirds in March as the coronavirus epidemic began spreading like wildfire, the National Statistics Institute ...Spain extends coronavirus state of emergency for two weeks
Spain has extended the state of emergency imposed to combat the coronavirus pandemic for two more weeks from Sunday, allowing the government ...