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The Bank of England is expected to expand its quantitative easing program on Thursday, but economists do not expect negative interest rates to be implemented this time around.

The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) is expected to cut its benchmark interest rate on Friday to its lowest level since the fall of the Soviet Union.

Tensions between the two Koreas may continue to rise after a joint liaison office in a border town was blown up, analysts said on Wednesday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has a "disinfection tunnel" installed at his country residence to protect him from contracting the coronavirus, Russian news agency Ria Novosti reported Tuesday.

Facebook has come under criticism for allowing political ads to contain false statements. Now, Mark Zuckerberg says that users will be able to turn them off.

BP CEO Bernard Looney said in a report published Wednesday that some aspects of the energy system "continued to give cause for concern."

Belgium had the worst response to the coronavirus crisis out of OECD countries, while New Zealand's response was the strongest, according to a new ranking.

The coronavirus has infected more than 8.1 million people around the world as of Wednesday, killing at least 443,960 people.

Dutch firm Signify teamed up with Boston University researchers to establish how effective UV light is at degrading coronavirus.

February's election left a fractured landscape after nationalist party Sinn Fein secured the most seats in Ireland's Parliament in its history.

The decision to exclude Sweden from the lifting of Nordic travel restrictions hurts, Foreign Minister Ann Linde told CNBC.

There's a "healthy" pipeline of companies listing in Hong Kong, and one key trend ahead will be more tech firms who will increasingly do so, Hong Kong leaders say.

Citymapper told CNBC that it has raised capital from new investors amid reports that it is looking for a new buyer.

"We could not pause the job losses indefinitely — it was always a question of 'not if, but when'," Chief Executive Noel Quinn said in the memo.

He said he has been experiencing mild symptoms and started receiving treatment and is feeling better.

Asian countries such as China and South Korea recently reported a resurgence in coronavirus cases as their economies gradually reopen following months of social-distancing measures.

They are the first deaths in 53 years in the standoff between the two nuclear-armed powers.

Stocks in Asia were little changed in Wednesday morning trade as the International Monetary Fund said the global economy is set to see a more significant contraction than it previously forecast.

After more than 50 days without domestically transmitted Covid-19 cases in Beijing, a total of 106 new confirmed cases have been recorded over five days, mostly tied to a major wholesale market.

At least two Amazon facilities are testing the wearable device , which warehouse workers wear around their wrist, to enforce Covid-19 social distancing rules.