WORLD
Patter of tiny paws: Giant panda gives birth at Dutch zoo
The mother, Wu Wen, and her cub “are staying in the maternity den and are doing well,” Ouwehands Zoo said in a statement.
BUSINESS
Bangladesh factories resume work, risking new coronavirus cases
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association says only 850 factories had opened by Thursday, using a limited number of workers who live nearby.
BUSINESS
A coronavirus drug seems to work. What’s next?
Talk turned Thursday to how quickly the federal Food and Drug Administration might act on Gilead Sciences’s remdesivir after preliminary results from a major study found it shortened the recovery time by an average of four days for people hospitalized with COVID-19.
BUSINESS
Outsiders consider possibility of chaos in North Korea
Some said it would happen after fighting ended in the Korean War in 1953. Others thought it would be during a 1990s famine or when national founder Kim Il Sung died in 1994. And when the death of his son, Kim Jong Il, thrust a little-known 20-something into power in 2011, some felt the end was near.
BUSINESS
Q&A: With rock-bottom prices, will the oil industry recover?
US oil production might not return to the same levels it enjoyed before the coronavirus hit, and 2019 may have been the peak of global oil consumption, Burkhard said.
BUSINESS
Airbus says virus aviation crisis still at 'early stage'
Even after virus-related travel restrictions eventually ease, Chief Executive Guillaume Faury acknowledged it will take a long time to persuade customers to get back on planes. Just how long, he can’t predict.
BUSINESS
Southwest Airlines posts 1st quarterly loss in almost a decade
The airline said trip cancellations have pulled back from a peak in March but remain at levels that Southwest has never seen, as customers scrap plans to travel during the coronavirus pandemic.
BUSINESS
China silent amid global calls to give Africa debt relief
The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund have announced immediate relief measures, including freeing up billions in debt payments and expectations for help from China are high across resource-rich Africa, but Beijing has remained silent.
BUSINESS
Is it safe to order take-out during the pandemic?
Unlike some germs, there’s no indication the coronavirus can spread through food, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
BUSINESS
No joke: Tupac Shakur needs unemployment benefits
The Lexington man’s name was brought up by Gov. Andy Beshear on Monday night as he spoke about how the state is trying to process all unemployment claims filed in March amid the coronavirus pandemic by the end of April.
BUSINESS
In rural US, fears of virus seem far away as stores reopen
That’s because it’s largely business as usual in the town of 1,800 people. Nonessential stores could reopen as a statewide shutdown ended this week, but most shops in Roundup — the pharmacy, the hardware store, two small grocers — were essential and never closed.
BUSINESS
Q&A: With rock-bottom prices, will the oil industry recover?
The price of benchmark U.S. crude oil closed at $12.34 a barrel Tuesday. At the start of the year, the price was around $60.
WORLD
AP-NORC poll: Rising support for mail voting amid pandemic
The survey also found a partisan divide on support for no-excuse absentee voting, the system in place in most states, including almost all the top presidential battlegrounds, even as a majority of Americans say they favor that practice.
BUSINESS
Questions over Kim’s health highlight intelligence limits
The exact state of Kim’s health matters because it could determine the stability of the dynastic government in Pyongyang and the security of nuclear weapons that the nation has repeatedly threatened to use on its neighbors and the United States.
BUSINESS
Global tourism industry may shrink by more than 50% due to the pandemic
Predicting the economic impact of the coronavirus right now is akin to participating in a running competition without knowing how long the course is.
WORLD
Robots are playing many roles in the coronavirus crisis – and offering lessons for future disasters
The lessons they’re teaching for the future are the same lessons learned at previous disasters but quickly forgotten as interest and funding faded.
WORLD
2 cats in New York become first US pets to test positive for coronavirus
The American Veterinary Medical Association says pets can stay in homes where a person has COVID-19, so long as the animal can be cared for.
BUSINESS
China buys crude as prices collapse, adding to stockpiles
The price collapse is battering state-owned oil producers and possibly disrupting official plans to develop the industry but is a boon to Chinese drivers and factories.
WORLD
Coronavirus warnings back safety over tradition during Ramadan
As Muslim leaders announce the official start of Ramadan, governments are trying to balance health protection with traditions and many have closed mosques or banned collective evening prayers.
BUSINESS
Two cats in New York become first US pets to test positive for virus
The cats, which had mild respiratory illnesses and are expected to recover, are thought to have contracted the virus from people in their households or neighborhoods, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
INDIA
Lockdown reveals fresh air, cleaner rivers in India
India accounts for the highest pollution-related deaths in the world with more than 2 million people every year, according to a December 2019 report by the Global Alliance of Health and Pollution.
BUSINESS
Conspiracy theorists burn 5G towers claiming link to virus
It’s a scene that’s been repeated dozens of times in recent weeks in Europe, where conspiracy theories linking new 5G mobile networks and the coronavirus pandemic are fueling arson attacks on cell towers.
BUSINESS
Back to work? Companies finding it easier said than done
Detroit-area automakers, which suspended production roughly a month ago, are pushing to restart factories as states like Michigan prepare to relax their stay-at-home orders. Fiat Chrysler has already announced a May 4 gradual restart date; General Motors and Ford don't want to be left behind.
BUSINESS
“I just can’t do this.” Harried parents forgo home school
Amid the barrage of learning apps, video meet-ups and e-mailed assignments that pass as pandemic home school, some frustrated and exhausted parents are choosing to disconnect entirely for the rest of the academic year.
