Economy & Business
French PM to present strategy on ending virus lockdown
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe will on Tuesday present the national strategy for emerging from the coronavirus lockdown, his office told AFP. ...German start-up in global demand with anti-virus escalators
Tanja Nickel and Katharina Obladen were still in high school when they patented an idea to disinfect escalator handrails using UV light. ...Bangladesh garment factories reopen, defying virus lockdown
Hundreds of Bangladesh garment factories defied a nationwide coronavirus lockdown to reopen on Sunday, raising fears the industry’s vulnerable and largely female ...Fears raised in Iran of ‘fresh outbreak’ of virus
Iranian health officials Saturday raised fears of a “fresh outbreak” of coronavirus cases in their country, which has paid the deadliest price ...US death toll tops 50,000 as some Georgia businesses reopen
Gyms, hair salons and tattoo parlors had a green light to reopen in the US state of Georgia on Friday as the ...US President Trump showcases idea heat, humidity could help fight virus
The White House is pitching “emerging” research on the benefits of sunlight and humidity in diminishing the threat of the coronavirus as ...EU warned over virus plan as US jobless claims soar
The world grappled with the economic pain of the coronavirus pandemic Thursday as divided EU leaders faced dire warnings to act quickly ...Indonesia bans air, sea travel until June over virus fears
Indonesia will ban all air and sea travel until June, officials said Thursday, in an apparent effort to contain the spread of ...EU haggles over virus rescue deal as WHO warns pandemic far from over
Bitterly divided EU leaders will try Thursday to hammer out a huge coronavirus rescue package, as the WHO warned the pandemic is ...Europe races to shield virus-hit firms from bargain hunters
Fears that cash-rich corporate raiders could use the coronavirus crisis to swoop on weakened European firms were perhaps best exemplified by Donald ...