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German utility Uniper has signed a cooperation deal with Siemens to look at using hydrogen at its gas-fired power plants and producing the carbon-free gas with power from its wind turbines.

A figure of 6 billion euros (US$6.5 billion) in loans to help Air France KLM amid the coronavirus crisis is "not unrealistic", French junior transport minister Jean-Baptiste Djebbari said on Wednesday.

French carmaker and Peugeot owner PSA announced on Wednesday the creation of a solidarity fund to help staff affected by the closures of plants due to the COVID-19 outbreak, and new steps to protect the health of its workers.

REUTERS: Twitter Inc Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey on Tuesday pledged US$1 billion of his stake in Square Inc, the payments processor that he co-founded and heads, to help fund relief efforts related to the coronavirus pandemic. In a series of tweets, Dorsey said the amount, representing ...

UOB is due to defer its annual general meeting, which was slated originally for April 30, given the restrictions of mass gatherings due to the virus outbreak, BT understands.

The U.S. government's massive effort to nurse the economy through the coronavirus crisis was billed as a send-money-and-don't-sweat-the-details flood of cash to people and businesses in a US$22 trillion system that has ground to a halt.

A global condom shortage is looming as the coronavirus pandemic shutters factories and disrupts supply chains, the world's top maker of the contraceptives said, with the United Nations warning of "devastating" consequences.

Australia's Treasury Wine Estates Ltd said it may spin off the prestigious Penfolds label and shrink its low-end "commercial" division in the United States as it seeks ways to grow profit amid upheaval brought by the coronavirus crisis.

China'a internet regulator ordered search engine Baidu to clean up improper information and halt spread of "low-brow content."

Tesla Inc told employees on Tuesday it would furlough all non-essential workers and implement salary cuts during a shut down of its U.S. production facilities because of the coronavirus outbreak.