Singapore to pay would-be parents for babies as virus drags on
Singapore is set to provide a one-off payment to support parents looking to have a baby in an effort to ease people’s financial burden amid job layoffs and wage cuts during the coronavirus pandemic.
Billionaire wealth reaches new high during COVID-19 pandemic — UBS
ZURICH — Billionaire wealth reached record high levels amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a report by UBS and PwC found, as a rally in stock...
COVID-19 vaccine may be ready by year-end, says WHO’s Tedros
GENEVA — A vaccine against COVID-19 may be ready by year-end, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
WHO Director-General Tedros...
Trump return trailed by doubts
PRESIDENT Donald Trump’s return from three days of hospital treatment for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) left unanswered questions about his condition and doubts about his willingness to abide by constraints needed to keep a virus outbreak at the White House from worsening.
Pompeo seeks to shore up support from Asian allies
TOKYO/SYDNEY — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday visited Toyko to meet with some of Washington’s closest allies in Asia, Japan, Australia and India, to shore up support against what the United States says is China’s dangerous and growing regional influence.
Tasmanian Devils set paw on mainland Australia after 3,000 years
SYDNEY — The world’s largest surviving marsupial carnivore, the Tasmanian Devil, has been returned to the wild on Australia’s mainland for the first time in 3,000 years.
Plastic pandemic: COVID-19 trashed the recycling dream
The coronavirus pandemic has sparked a rush for plastic.
Dollar’s strength to be short-lived; volatility and weakness ahead
BENGALURU — The recent surge in the US dollar will last less than three months, according to a majority of foreign exchange strategists polled by Reuters who said the greenback would have a roller coaster ride in the run-up to the US presidential election.
CDC revises guidance, says COVID-19 can spread through virus lingering in air
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday said COVID-19 can spread through virus lingering in the air, sometimes for hours,...
Breathing with face mask does not alter oxygen level; virus can last 9 hours...
The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for...
Rich nations tightening firehose of aid
WASHINGTON/LONDON/BERLIN — If Round One of the coronavirus relief effort was the economic equivalent of “shock and awe,” new plans being developed by the world’s biggest economies for more assistance to businesses and consumers are taking a narrower and more tactical approach.
Trump recuperates amid questions about his health
DONALD TRUMP’S condition remains clouded by confusion over his treatment for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), with the president’s effort to show strength contradicted by conflicting accounts from his doctors that raise doubts about how soon he’ll be able return to work and his re-election campaign.