Looming over the skyline of Teesside in northeast England stands the rusting hulk of what used to be Europe's largest blast furnace, which shut in 2015 with the loss of more than 2,200 jobs.
Nike's will close its European headquarters in the Netherlands on Monday and Tuesday after an employee was infected with the coronavirus, Dutch news agency ANP said.
China could face a desert locust invasion, a government body warned on Monday, urging local authorities to prepare for the possible arrival of the voracious insects from neighbouring Pakistan and India.
South Korean budget carrier Jeju Air Co Ltd said on Monday it would acquire a majority stake in competitor Eastar Jet for 54.5 billion won ($45.49 million).
China and Hong Kong stocks rebounded on Monday, led by infrastructure and real estate stocks, as bleak economic data fuelled hopes Beijing will roll out further stimulus to support the world's second-largest economy, and as new virus cases declined.
Shares in HNA Group-controlled companies rose on Monday after the Chinese conglomerate said it had asked the government to help it resolve liquidity risks caused by the coronavirus outbreak.
Shares in Hainan Airlines, the flagship carrier of HNA Group, opened 5.6% higher on Monday after the Chinese conglomerate said it had asked the government to help it resolve liquidity risks caused by the coronavirus outbreak.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in his first major climate change speech this year, will reach out on Monday to businesses, indigenous groups and citizens for help in defining his ambitious plan to cut carbon emissions, a senior government official said.
American Airlines Group Inc said on Sunday it was waiving change fees on all newly purchased tickets amid declining air travel demand because of the new coronavirus outbreak.
Cameroon President Paul Biya agreed on Sunday with his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, that an impartial probe was needed after gunmen killed 22 people in a village at the heart of a separatist insurgency last month, the French presidency said.
Health officials in Washington state said on Sunday a second person infected with the coronavirus had died there, while New York's governor said his state confirmed its first case of the illness.
Zambia's African Green Resources (AGR) on Sunday launched an $81 million financing programme under which the company and its partners will provide farm supplies and technology to farmers in exchange for grain.
Dubai's Emirates Group has seen a "measurable slowdown" in business due to the coronavirus outbreak and has asked staff to take paid and unpaid leave, according to an internal email seen by Reuters.
American Airlines Inc said late on Saturday it will suspend all U.S. flights to Milan just hours after the U.S. State Department said it was raising its travel warning for parts of Italy due to the coronavirus outbreak.
HNA Group has asked the government of China's province of Hainan to lead a work group dedicated to resolving its increasing liquidity risks after a slowdown in business caused by the coronavirus outbreak.
Poland's biggest oil refiner, PKN Orlen, has sued Commerzbank-owned mBank, along with Mastercard, Visa and another bank, for 636 million zlotys ($162.07 million) in damages relating to interchange fees charged in the mid-2000s, mBank said.
Guinea's President Alpha Conde has delayed Sunday's constitutional referendum and legislative polls for two weeks because of concerns raised by international observers about the electoral roll, he told state television late on Friday.
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