WORLD
Muslims try to keep Ramadan spirit amid coronavirus restrictions
As Ramadan begins with the new moon later this week, Muslims around the world are trying to maintain the cherished rituals of Islam’s holiest month without further spreading the outbreak.
BUSINESS
Pandemic is dealing European tourism 'staggering' blow
Making things worse is that some countries that are specifically hard-hit by the coronavirus are also heavily dependent on tourism, like Italy and Spain.
BUSINESS
First woman CEO of a German bluechip firm SAP out after 6 months
Christian Klein, the other half of the leadership tandem that was appointed in October, will continue as sole CEO, the company said.
BUSINESS
Q&A: Oil prices go negative. What does that mean?
“It’s the worst oil price in history, which shouldn’t surprise us, because it’s the inevitable result of the biggest supply and demand disparity in history,” said Ryan Sitton, commissioner at the Texas Railroad Commission, which regulates the state’s oil industry.
WORLD
Families sue helicopter company in deadly Kobe Bryant crash
The pair of lawsuits comes about two months after Bryant's widow, Vanessa, the mother of Gianna, also sued Island Express Helicopters Inc., which operated the Sikorsky, and its owner, Island Express Holding Corp.
SPORTS-TRENDS
Novak Djokovic says he may reconsider his anti-vaccination stand
A vaccine hasn't been made yet, but some such as Amelie Mauresmo have said the world tennis tours shouldn't restart until there is one.
BUSINESS
In pics: Moscow businessman Sergey Nochovnyy tries life as delivery man during coronavirus pandemic
Sergey Nochovnyy, 38, said he hasn’t lost his own business and that he signed up with a major delivery company because he wanted to “look at life from another angle” and get outdoors amid restrictions imposed on movement
BUSINESS
How the rich reacted to the bubonic plague has eerie similarities to today's pandemic
The wealthy work remotely and flee to resorts or pastoral second homes, while the urban poor are packed into small apartments and compelled to keep showing up to work.
BUSINESS
Why wear face masks in public? Here's what the research shows
President Donald Trump, in announcing the change in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s guidance on April 3, stressed that the recommendation was voluntary and said he probably wouldn’t follow it. Governors and mayors, however, have started encouraging the precautions to reduce the spread of the virus by people who might not know they are infected.
BUSINESS
For asthma patients, the novel coronavirus can be scary. Here's what you need to know
Some worry that their asthma inhalers could increase their risk of COVID-19 infection. Others are asking if nebulizers are safe, and if they can use expired inhalers
BUSINESS
‘A stroke of luck’ to be on global cruise during pandemic
Now, his trip inside the virus-free bubble that the Costa Deliziosa cruise ship became on its 15-week odyssey is coming to an end. The boat is steaming toward Barcelona, Spain, where it will make its first port-of-call on Monday after 35 days of continuous sailing with no human contact with the outside world.
BUSINESS
Ventilator from old car parts? Afghan girls pursue prototype
The members of Afghanistan’s prize-winning girls’ robotics team say they’re on a life-saving mission — to build a ventilator from used car parts and help their war-stricken country battle the virus.
BUSINESS
UN warns virus putting children `in jeopardy’
The U.N. chief said in a video statement Thursday that the lives of children “are being totally upended” by COVID-19, with almost all students out of school, family stress levels rising as communities face lock-downs, and reduced household income expected to force poor families to cut back on essential health and food expenditures, “particularly affecting children.”
BUSINESS
Some people turn to herbal medicine for virus without proof
This is most evident in India and China, densely populated countries with a deep history and tradition of touting such treatments, and where there’s sometimes limited access to conventional medicine.
BUSINESS
Pentagon: $10 billion cloud contract that snubbed Amazon was legal
The judge presiding over the bid protest in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims said in March that Amazon’s challenge likely had merit on some technical grounds involving pricing.
BUSINESS
American schools may look radically different as they reopen
Will there be staggered start times? Will students be asked to wear face coverings? Will class sizes be cut in half? What about school assemblies and sports and school buses and lunchtime?
BUSINESS
Elizabeth Warren becomes latest ex-presidential rival to back Joe Biden
“Joe Biden has spent nearly his entire life in public service. He knows that a government run with integrity, competence, and heart will save lives and save livelihoods,” Warren said in a nearly four-minute video announcing her decision. “And we can’t afford to let Donald Trump continue to endanger the lives and livelihoods of every American.”
BUSINESS
Donald Trump looks to ease distancing in places; CEOs urge caution
The industry executives cautioned Trump that the return to normalcy will be anything but swift.
BUSINESS
China tries to revive economy but consumer engine sputters
Factories and shops nationwide shut down starting in late January. Millions of families were told to stay home under unprecedented controls that have been copied by the United States, Europe and India.
BUSINESS
China didn’t warn public of likely pandemic for 6 key days
President Xi Jinping warned the public on the seventh day, Jan. 20. But by that time, more than 3,000 people had been infected during almost a week of public silence, according to internal documents obtained by The Associated Press and expert estimates based on retrospective infection data.
BUSINESS
J&J slashes outlook, races to develop coronavirus vaccine
It’s one of the first major U.S. corporations to report first-quarter earnings and likely a harbinger of things to come as the outbreak disrupts the global economy.
BUSINESS
A rare intervention by the US helped seal crucial OPEC deal
President Donald Trump and a group of U.S. senators wielded political influence to push OPEC and its allies to agree over the weekend to cut production by nearly 10 million barrels per day — about 10% of current global output.
BUSINESS
Adidas cleared for 3 billion euros in rescue loans
The company based in Herzogenaurach, Germany, said Tuesday that it was suspending dividends, share buybacks and 2020 executive bonuses as a condition of getting the loan “to bridge this unprecedented situation.”
BUSINESS
JPMorgan Q1 profit drops 70% as it readies for loan defaults
JPMorgan said Tuesday that first-quarter profit plunged nearly 70%, as it boosted its reserves for potentially bad loans by nearly $7 billion. The bank warned it could boost those reserves even further in the April-June period,
