Economy & Business
Italy to close all schools and universities for two weeks as coronavirus death toll rises
Italy is to close all schools and universities from Thursday to try to contain its worsening coronavirus outbreak, a government source said, ...Italy faces recession as coronavirus hits economy
Italy’s economy performed woefully in 2019 and is set to do even worse this year due to the coronavirus, with the threat ...Asian markets bomb as virus fears fuel global turmoil
Asian and European equities spiralled downwards Friday, extending a collapse in world markets that has wiped trillions of dollars off valuations as ...Hong Kong to give big cash handouts as economy reels from virus
Hong Kong’s government said Wednesday it will give a HK$10,000 ($1,280) handout to every permanent resident in a bid to jump-start an ...Israel, Palestinians defuse agricultural trade crisis
Israel’s defense minister said Thursday that the country would allow Palestinian agricultural exports, a move aimed at defusing what has been an ...Critics slam UK post-Brexit immigration plans
Britain’s government on Wednesday faced a backlash over its new post-Brexit immigration plans, which are designed to cut “cheap labour from Europe” ...China’s virus-hit industrial cities start to ease transport curbs, restore production
Big manufacturing hubs on the Chinese coast are starting to loosen curbs on the movement of people and traffic while local governments ...Huge locust outbreak in East Africa reaches South Sudan
The worst locust outbreak that parts of East Africa have seen in 70 years has reached South Sudan, a country where roughly ...Brexit robs German village of Scottish mayor
The tiny village of Brunsmark, an hour outside Hamburg in the lush north German countryside, might seem an unlikely spot to suffer ...UK to ban new petrol car sales from 2035
Britain will bring forward a ban on sales of new petrol and diesel vehicles to 2035, including hybrids, Prime Minister Boris Johnson ...













