Germany expects more than 2 million people to use short-time scheme in 2020
Germany expects a record 2.15 million people to this year make use of a scheme that allows employees to work shorter hours but keep their jobs,...
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Colombia to suspend entry for all travelers from abroad
Colombia will block entry to everyone traveling from abroad from midnight on Monday in an effort to control the spread of coronavirus, President Ivan Duque said...
Goldman Sachs employees in New York have contracted the new coronavirus: sources
Several employees at Goldman Sachs Group Inc's New York headquarters are believed to have contracted the novel coronavirus, according to two sources, making it the latest...
U.S. says to buy initial 30 million barrels of oil for emergency stockpile
The U.S. Department of Energy said on Thursday it will buy up to 30 million barrels of crude oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve by the...
IATA says Middle East airlines need state aid due to liquidity crisis
Governments must urgently consider providing aid to airlines in the Middle East to help them cope with a liquidity crisis due the coronavirus outbreak, the International...
Turkey says it sent 500,000 coronavirus test kits to United States
Turkey has sent 500,000 coronavirus test kits to the United States upon their request, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Thursday.
GE Healthcare ramps up ventilator production amid coronavirus spread
General Electric's healthcare unit said on Thursday it was hiring more people and shifting current employees to ramp up production of ventilators as the global coronavirus...
Boutique shops in central London on the brink as coronavirus kills trade
Horlis Ramirez packed shoes with silk bags into boxes in his empty store in London's West End shopping district, voicing fears that coronavirus could deal a...
Exclusive: China to ramp up spending to revive economy, could cut growth target - sources
China is set to unleash trillions of yuan of fiscal stimulus to revive an economy expected to shrink for the first time in four decades amid...
Banks aim to keep trading floors open in event of any London lockdown
London-based banks plan to keep trading floors open even in the event of a formal lockdown of the British capital, betting that their frontline staff will...
U.S. life insurers impose waiting periods to skirt coronavirus risk
U.S. life insurers are trying to curb their own risks to coronavirus by imposing waiting periods for applicants who have traveled to regions with widespread outbreaks,...
UK says has no plans for travel restrictions or to use military to keep order
The British government has no plans to bring in blanket travel restrictions for London or to close down the capital's transport system, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's...
Air France working with government to help repatriate French, European travelers
Air France said on Thursday that it was working closely with the French government to help repatriate French and European nationals abroad who might be stranded...
Airline industry crisis deepens as coronavirus pain spreads
The crisis for airlines deepened on Thursday as Lufthansa warned the industry might not survive without state aid if the coronavirus pandemic lasts a long time,...
Three people have coronavirus at U.S. mission in Geneva: official
Three people employed by the U.S. diplomatic mission in Geneva have contracted coronavirus, but are in "good condition", a spokesperson told Reuters on Thursday, declining to...