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Some U.S. life insurers are deciding not to gamble on older Americans during the coronavirus crisis by temporarily suspending applications from certain age groups or imposing tougher requirements.

U.S. stock index futures bounced more than 2per cent on Friday as President Donald Trump laid out plans to re-open an economy shut down by the coronavirus outbreak and on reports of encouraging data on a drug to potentially treat COVID-19.

An outlet of nasi lemak franchise Crave and a hostel were among the businesses fined for breaking COVID-19 “circuit breaker” measures over the past week, Enterprise Singapore (ESG) and the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said in a joint release on Friday (Apr 17).

Weeks into Italy's coronavirus lockdown, thousands of Italian entrepreneurs have been given a bureaucratic shortcut to market.

Japan will offer a cash payment of 100,000 yen ($930) to every resident, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Friday, as measures to contain the coronavirus decimate the world's third-top economy.

PRAGUE: Two hospitals in the Czech Republic reported attempted attacks on their computer systems on Friday, a day after the national cybersecurity watchdog said it expected a wave of cyberattacks on the country's critical infrastructure. The university hospital in the eastern Czech city of Ostrava ...

Deutsche Bank investor Riebeck-Brauerei on Friday filed a motion seeking a vote to oust the lender's chairman Paul Achleitner at this year's annual general meeting, according to a document by the activist shareholder's lawyer.

Tech-savvy Rwanda is using drones to keep residents of the capital Kigali informed of coronavirus lockdown measures - and help catch those who abuse them.

Amazon's purchase of a stake in online food delivery group Deliveroo has been provisionally cleared by Britain's competition regulator.

PARIS: France's state-supported "StopCovid" contact-tracing app project is creating friction between government and parliament amid preparations to debate the issue before the app is ready. The planned smartphone app would warn users if they come into contact with anyone infected with the ...