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Covid-19 rate cuts to tug most Asian bond yields even lower: Reuters poll

Stock markets have also plummeted amid fears the global lockdown to contain the virus has tipped the world economy into a recession from which it will take year to recover.

India axes royalties paid by local seed companies to Bayer for GM cotton

The decision could dissuade other foreign seed companies from scaling up their investment in the sector

German conglomerate Thyssenkrupp to cut 3,000 jobs at steel unit by 2026

Jobs will be cut in a socially responsible way, with no forced layoffs until March 31, 2026, Thyssenkrupp said.

Dow Jones soars over 11% in strongest one-day performance since 1933

All three main US stock indexes rebounded strongly from Monday's brutal selloff as the coronavirus outbreak forced entire nations to shut down

Amazon raises overtime pay for warehouse staff, Bezos 'ocused on COVID-19'

Hourly workers at Amazon's US warehouses will receive double pay after 40 hours for overtime.

City migrants flee to villages as coronavirus measures take a hit

On Saturday, hundreds of people, many young men wearing masks and lugging backpacks, jostled in long queues to board trains at Mumbai's Lokmanya Tilak Terminus station

Covid-19: South Asian govts impose nationwide curfews, tighten border

Bracing for the inevitable, India is scaling up testing.

Who gets the ventilator? UK doctors contemplate Covid19 care choices

While shortages of critical care equipment may be most alarming, the coronavirus has exposed how generally ill-equipped the health system is for a pandemic

Covid-19: Starbucks closes most cafes in US, Canada, moves to drive-through

Exceptions to the closure would be made for cafes serving in or around hospitals and health care centers

US Fed announces more measures to ease dollar crunch, liquidity strains

The Fed also announced its latest effort to reassure dealers and other financial institutions that it will provide as much liquidity as needed to keep markets functioning smoothly.

Wall Street dives most in a week since 2008; Dow Jones, S&P fall over 4%

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 913.21 points, or 4.55%, to 19,173.98

WHO message to youth on coronavirus outbreak: 'You are not invincible'

The WHO has distributed 1.5 million lab tests worldwide and it may need potentially 80 times that for the pandemic, he said

UK PM announces lockdown measures; tells pubs, cafes, restaurants to close

Johnson's finance minister Rishi Sunak said the government was stepping in to pay businesses hit by the coronavirus outbreak not to lay off workers

Air Canada to lay off over 5,000 employees to assess the impact of Covid-19

CUPE, which represents about 10,000 flight attendants at Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge, said the layoffs were effective until April 30 at the earliest

Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic today

As coronavirus is tightening its grip across the world, with nearly 250,000 positive cases and over 10,000 deaths - here are certain tidbits that you need to know about the virus outbreak.

E-commerce policy: Govt seeks to establish regulator, tighten controls

The policy is still being drafted and could go through further changes

Coronavirus pandemic has already put global economy into recession: Poll

More than three-quarters of economists based in the America, and Europe polled this week

Air Canada to lay off over 5,100 employees to mitigate coronavirus impact

Air Canada has initiated discussions with its unions to begin placing employees on temporary, off-duty status

Tokyo 2020: Olympic cauldron ignited in Japan with flame from Greece

2020 Tokyo Olympics is scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August, 2020, in Japan.

Covid-19: Apple limits online iPhone purchases to two handsets per person

The purchase limits come as Apple braces for a blow due to the coronavirus' impact on sales, both due to supply chain disruptions and weak demand.