Economy & Business
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 ...Mauritius says battle ‘won’ as all virus patients discharged
Mauritius on Wednesday declared wary victory in its first battle with coronavirus, saying it had “zero” active patients and had not documented ...Swim, jog, but no sunbathing: France reopens some beaches
Runners and swimmers rediscovered the sea air Wednesday as France opened a selection of Atlantic coast beaches closed during the coronavirus lockdown, ...Spain plans keeping borders closed until July
Spanish authorities are planning to keep borders closed to most travellers from abroad until July, two foreign ministry sources said on Wednesday, ...Dubai reopens parks, hotel beaches in further easing of curbs
The United Arab Emirates business and tourism hub Dubai has allowed public parks to reopen and hotel guests to access private beaches, ...Emirates Airline plans scheduled flights from May 21 to nine cities
Emirates Airline from May 21 plans to operate scheduled flight services from Dubai to London Heathrow, Frankfurt, Paris, Milan, Madrid, Chicago, Toronto, ...Thousands of schools reopen as France eases virus lockdown
Thousands of schools reopened throughout France on Tuesday as the government eases its coronavirus lockdown rules despite some fears of a second ...














