Kamala Harris accepts US vice-presidential nod
WASHINGTON — US Senator Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic nomination for vice-president on Wednesday, imploring the country to elect Joe Biden in November and accusing President Donald Trump of failed leadership that had cost lives and livelihoods during a pandemic.
China state papers back Wuhan park after viral pool party
SHANGHAI — Chinese state newspapers threw their support behind an amusement park in the central city of Wuhan on Thursday after pictures of a densely packed pool party at the park went viral overseas amid concerns about the spread of COVID-19.
Global travel on ice until mid-2021, Qantas chief says
International travel won’t resume until mid-2021 as coronavirus flareups keep borders closed, Qantas Airways Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Alan Joyce said.
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‘My life is a miracle’: COVID-19 patient recuperates after four-month ordeal
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles resident Francisco Garcia tested positive for COVID-19 in April and says he doesn’t know how he caught it.
Now recuperating,...
Coronavirus forces tourism rethink in world’s most visited city
BANGKOK — Bangkok tourist destination Khao San Road is usually heaving with people on weekends, its cheap beer bars, tattoo parlors, street vendors, hostels,...
Democrats nominate Joe Biden for president
DEMOCRATS formally nominated Joe Biden for president on Tuesday, vowing his election would repair a pandemic-battered America and put an end to the chaos that has defined Republican President Donald Trump’s administration.
Australia touts deal for COVID-19 vaccine as virus flare-up subsides
SYDNEY/MELBOURNE — A fresh outbreak of infections in Australia’s coronavirus hot zone of Victoria eased further on Wednesday, while the country agreed a deal to secure a potential COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) vaccine that it plans to roll out cost-free to citizens.
South Korea warns of nationwide coronavirus spread
SEOUL — South Korea reported on Wednesday its highest daily rise in novel coronavirus cases since early March as outbreaks from churches around the capital spread, prompting a warning of a nationwide wave of infections.
Ex-Wirecard CEO met senior Bundesbank official in 2019
Former Wirecard AG Chief Executive Officer Markus Braun met with a senior Bundesbank official last year in the midst of allegations of accounting irregularities at the German payments company.
Work-from-home boom is a bust for big office furniture makers
America’s biggest office furniture manufacturers got the rug pulled out from under them by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mystery grows over virus spread via contaminated food packaging
Evidence shows that food is an unlikely route of transmitting the coronavirus across borders, but contaminated items continue to grab the spotlight, deepening the uncertainty over whether the $220-billion cold chain industry could be implicated in the spread of COVID-19.
Airlines, airports to push COVID-19 testing as quarantines hurt traffic
MONTREAL/SYDNEY — Airlines and airports will ask a UN-led task force meeting on Tuesday to recommend countries accept a negative COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) test within 48 hours of travel as an alternative to quarantines that have decimated demand for travel, according to a document seen by Reuters.