NEW YORK – It was April in New York, the cold grip of winter only slightly loosening in a stricken city of ambulances racing through deserted streets and hospital tents
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Record rise in weekly COVID-19 cases, but deaths down: WHO
New cases soared last week to a high of almost 2 million even as new deaths decreased, WHO statistics show. The coronavirus pandemic appears to be accelerating worldwide, with new
Shell on big cost-cutting drive as it prepares to shift gears
LONDON • Royal Dutch Shell is looking to slash up to 40 per cent off the cost of producing oil and gas in a major drive to save cash so
CDC updates guidance to say coronavirus can be spread through the air
CDC Director Robert Redfield. Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Pool/Getty Images The CDC updated its guidance on Friday to acknowledge that the coronavirus can be transmitted through the air at distances farther than
Quebec Premier François Legault and his wife test negative for COVID-19, to remain in isolation
Quebec Premier François Legault says he has tested negative for COVID-19. Legault and his wife were tested after meeting with Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole on Monday. In a message posted
Sail away
Shortly after tour guide and founder of local operator Let’s Go Tour Robin Loh, 48, launched his new business venture Under Da Boat Seafood Market in June, a member of
Dad hopes his ‘candy chute’ design will save Halloween during COVID-19
An Ohio man is winning widespread praise with his handy trick for delivering treats on Halloween — and it just might be enough to put people at ease amid the
Outlook for Asia bright despite worst recession in a century: DPM Heng Swee Keat
The global economy may be going through its worst recession in a century, but Asia is well positioned to contribute to global growth, said Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat
UOB freezes wages, slows hiring amid continued fallout from Covid-19
SINGAPORE – United Overseas Bank is freezing the wages of its staff and limiting hiring as it braces itself for the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. In response to media
Panama lifts 5-month coronavirus measure restricting when men, women can leave homes
Panama lifted a five-month-old coronavirus measure Monday that had restricted women from going out one day, and men the next. The rules limiting when people can could go out for