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A worker at Boeing Co's Everett factory outside Seattle who had the coronavirus has died, the Seattle Times reported on Sunday, citing co-workers, a union official and a Facebook post by the man's brother.

THE current novel coronavirus outbreak could cause larger disruptions to global supply chains than the severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) epidemic in 2003, says OCBC Bank chief executive officer Samuel Tsien.

SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines will cut 96 per cent of its capacity which was originally scheduled up to the end of April, said the airline on Monday (Mar 23). The decision has been made "given the further tightening of border controls around the world over the last week to stem the...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: A first planeload of protective and medical equipment donated to Africa by Chinese billionaire and Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma to help it fight COVID-19 arrived in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Sunday (Mar 22). So far, the continent of 1.3 billion people has registered ......

U.S. oil and gas producer Occidental Petroleum Corp is nearing an agreement with activist investor Carl Icahn to halt a proxy battle in return for board seats, according to a person familiar with the matter.

BRASILIA: Brazilian planemaker Embraer is putting all its Brazil-based employees who cannot work remotely on paid leave until Mar 31, the company said on Sunday (Mar 22), adding that only "a few essential operations" will be maintained. The measures are being taken to protect staff from ...

REUTERS: The special committee of WeWork's board is preparing for a fight against Japan's SoftBank Group Corp saying that SoftBank should complete its tender offer promised to the office sharing company's employees and shareholders. "Not only is SoftBank obligated to consummate the tender offer as ...

NEW YORK: Oil prices fell more than US$1 a barrel at the start of the trading session on Sunday (Mar 22), as more governments ordered lockdowns to curb the spread of the global coronavirus pandemic that has slashed the demand outlook for crude. Brent crude futures fell US$1.84, or...

Bad email habits like unnecessary exchanges and spamming recipients who need not be involved are leading to poor work outcomes, say Carys Chan.

McDonald's Corp said on Sunday it would temporarily close all its restaurants in the UK and Ireland by Monday evening because of the coronavirus outbreak.