Millions of workers worldwide marked international labour day trapped between hunger and fear on Friday, as more countries and states reopen for business even though Covid-19 is far from vanquished.
US President Donald Trump's renewed attack on Beijing over the coronavirus crisis has sunk the Chinese national currency, the yuan, to a one month-low, while global markets also dipped lower. The yuan fell by 0.7 percent in morning trading on Friday, before crawling back up to 7.0632, but was still down versus the dollar. Bourses...
Profits fell at Exxon Mobil during the first quarter as the global pandemic began to erode oil demand. The Irving, Texas oil giant lost $610 million in the first quarter, … Click to Continue »
INDEPENDENT TD Michael McNamara has said that cocooning has seen over-70s become "prisoners" in their own homes and claimed it "may ultimately kill as many as the Covid-19 virus."
Dublin street artist Emmalene Blake has paid tribute to frontline workers with the help of local children in a series of murals.
Robot staff are operating at a Tokyo hotel used for mildly sick Covid-19s patients under a new plan to free up beds at hospitals overburdened with more severe cases.
Lifetime Isas are effectively being unlocked temporarily for savers whose incomes have been hit by coronavirus.
