Before US President Donald Trump declared the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency this day last week, he tried to keep the global outbreak at bay by sugarcoating statements light years removed from reality.
With Bernie Sanders on the ropes in the race for the Democratic Party nomination, Joe Biden can focus on a head- to-head fight with President Donald Trump.
Dozens of retailers here including Penneys, River Island, Carrolls Irish Gifts, Brown Thomas, Eason and Dealz want a 12-month rates freeze and a 50pc cut for six months after that to prevent an all-out collapse of the sector due to the Covid-19 crisis.
Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform Linked Finance has given a blanket two-month payment break to all its loans across the restaurant, bar, pub and hotel sectors.
Hawii congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard has suspended her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination.
PUBLICANS say that insurers are refusing to pay out on claims for what is called business interruption after they were forced to close due to the Covid-19 crisis.
Ikea became Ireland's latest commercial casualty of the coronavirus, as its Ballymun outlet temporarily closed from 6pm.
