Analysts have predicted that a battle for access to an effective vaccine could stretch into 2021 or 2022.
Rajeev Misra, the chief executive of the colossal SoftBank Vision Fund, reveals where he's been investing during the coronavirus pandemic.
The European Union's landmark plan to become climate-neutral by 2050 promises to overhaul the bloc's economy, and 20 regional companies are well placed to capitalize on these changes, according to Goldman Sachs.
The coronavirus has infected more than 12.29 million people around the world as of Friday, killing at least 555,486 people.
Hit TV show "Normal People" appears to have helped boost the number of applications to Trinity College Dublin, where part of the series was set.
Working from home could be about to get a major upgrade, as Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has said her government is considering letting visitors stay and work remotely from the island for a year.
Stocks opened along the flatline on Friday as traders weighed positive news about a potential coronavirus treatment and another record spike in virus cases.
Lebanon's electricity shortage has caused the main hospital in Beirut to close operating rooms and delay surgeries.
President Tayyip Erdogan declared Istanbul's Hagia Sophia open to Muslim worship on Friday after a top court ruled that the building's conversion to a museum by modern Turkey's founding statesman was illegal.
Paschal Donoghoe, who will start the new role on Monday, has made it clear that the euro area will have to work towards reinstating fiscal targets.
The world's uber wealthy are increasingly putting their money towards socially, ethically and environmentally conscious businesses, suggesting further growth ahead for sustainable investments.
TikTok, which is owned by Beijing-based ByteDance, flagged earlier this week it would be exiting Hong Kong "in light of recent events," referencing the national security law passed at the end of June.
U.S. small cap stocks are set to outperform the S&P 500 in the uncertain aftermath of the coronavirus crisis, according to Premier Miton Fund Manager Nick Ford.
Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck said President Trump needs to take control of the pandemic after a spike in cases across some states in recent days.
Described as a "sex party company," Killing Kittens is set to raise £340,000 from a crowdfunding campaign, with half of the cash coming from the U.K. government.
Chinese tech giant Tencent is in exclusive talks to acquire Leyou Technologies, the Hong Kong-listed games developer announced on Friday.
Orsted is involved with some major offshore wind power projects.
20% of the UAE's majority-expat population is Pakistani, and in a typical year the South Asian nation receives $4.6 billion in remittances from the UAE alone.
Apple's iOS 14 public beta enables users who want to see what changes Apple has made this year and access new features, such as a redesigned home screen with automatically updating widgets, automatically organizing apps, and a new Siri interface.
Vietnam is one of only a handful of countries to have reported no fatalities from the coronavirus pandemic. Timothyna Duncan reports on how the country, which shares a porous land border with China, defied the odds.
The IEA bumped up its 2020 oil demand forecast on Friday but warned that the spread of COVID-19 posed a risk to the outlook.
With health-care systems in countries already under strain as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Southeast Asian nations are grappling with yet another infectious disease outbreak: dengue fever.
Schools in the Asian financial hub have been mostly shut since February with many having switched to online learning and lessons by conference call. Many international schools are already on summer break.
Luxury brands are turning to mainland China from Hong Kong ? even shutting stores in the city ? as companies try to recoup lost tourism spending and take advantage of new supportive policies from Beijing.
Many residents of Seoul, a city of nearly 10 million people, expressed shock over the sudden death of the former activist, women's rights advocate and lawyer who many saw as a potential presidential candidate in 2022.
The Trump administration has likened China's mass detention of more than 1 million Muslim Uighurs in Xinjiang to the worst human rights abuses since the Holocaust, NBC News reports.
Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korea's leader, said another summit with the United States would only be useful for Washington at this point
U.S. regulators have long sought more transparency from Chinese companies with shares trading on U.S. exchanges.
China's top two foreign ministers kept to a conciliatory tone this week in public remarks about relations with the U.S., amid increasingly fraught tensions between the world's two largest economies.
Don't expect the Chinese yuan to become a "safe-haven" alternative to the dollar or U.S. Treasurys anytime soon, says Ebrahim Rahbari of Citi.