Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe issued instructions at a coronavirus taskforce meeting to compile concrete steps to urgently reopen schools as a new school year starts in April, Reuters said, citing a Jiji news agency report on Friday. Last month, Abe asked Japan's entire school system, from elementary to high schools, to close until spring...
The current turmoil on the global oil market is not disastrous for Russia, Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said on Friday, noting the country has a safety cushion. Russia holds vast gold and foreign exchange reserves to stabilize the economy in times of economic uncertainty. The country's total gold holdings amounted to 73.2 million troy...
Two oil production companies announced they will reduce spending for projects on Alaska's North Slope by $270 million. ConocoPhillips Company and Oil Search Ltd. made the decisions in response to … Click to Continue »
YouTube is reducing the data required for streams in Europe over concerns of a lack of internet bandwidth during the coronavirus pandemic.
The United States wants to hold further video calls with the Group of Seven nations in April and May, a spokesman for the German government said on Friday. The White House on Thursday said that President Donald Trump will cancel an in-person meeting of G7 leaders at Camp David in June because of the coronavirus...
Puerto Rico, which has taken some of the United States' most dramatic measures to control the spread of the coronavirus, has registered two new cases — both with ties to … Click to Continue »
Haiti has closed its two international airports in Port-au-Prince and Cap-Haïtien to all commercial flights, reversing an earlier decision that allowed flights from Cuba and the United States. President Jovenel … Click to Continue »
