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MILAN: Italy has picked US healthcare company Abbott Laboratories to supply 150,000 blood testing kits to screen for the new coronavirus as the country prepares to slowly lift a lockdown imposed in March. In a statement, the Prime Minister's office said Abbott had come top of a merit list in...

BERLIN: Mercedes-Benz manufacturer Daimler has seen business stabilise in China after the country ended coronavirus lockdowns, a senior manager at the German car manufacturer told a newspaper on Sunday (Apr 26). "In China alone, we sold around 50,000 vehicles again in March. That makes us ...

TEL AVIV: Israel's Corsight AI, which has developed technology to recognise faces concealed by masks, goggles and plastic shields, raised US$5 million from Awz Ventures, a Canadian fund focused on intelligence and security technologies. Corsight said on Sunday (Apr 26) it will use the funds to ...

The U.S. unemployment rate is likely to hit 16per cent or higher in April, and "really big thoughtful policies" will be needed to rebuild confidence, a White House adviser said on Sunday.

The U.S. unemployment rate is likely to hit 16per cent or higher in April, and "really big thoughtful policies" will be needed to rebuild confidence, a White House adviser said on Sunday.

The magnitude of how damaged the energy industry is came into full view on April 20 when the benchmark price of U.S. oil futures, which had never dropped below US$10 a barrel in its nearly 40-year history, plunged to a previously unthinkable minus US$38 a barrel.

Mercedes-Benz maker Daimler has seen business stabilise in China after the country ended coronavirus lockdowns, a senior manager at the German carmaker told a newspaper on Sunday.

The etiquette of video conferencing is still sadly a work in progress. Obeying these 10 rules can help you nail your Zoom meetings, says the Financial Times’ Pilita Clark.

TEL AVIV: Israel's Corsight AI, which has developed technology to recognise faces concealed by masks, goggles and plastic shields, raised US$5 million from Awz Ventures, a Canadian fund focused on intelligence and security technologies. Corsight said on Sunday it will use the funds to market the ...

Virgin Atlantic is still talking with the British government about a bailout package to cope with the devastating effects of the coronavirus outbreak on travel as well as focusing on private sector funding, a company spokeswoman told Reuters.