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Widely used drugs to control high blood pressure may help protect against severe Covid-19, a new study found, allaying concerns that they could make the illness caused by the coronavirus worse.

The pharmaceutical company aims to distribute 1 billion shots to people in low and middle income countries, with 400 million doses ready this year.

Cheap valuations as well as fiscal and monetary stimulus from European authorities could see stocks in the region rallying further, said Seema Shah of Principal Global Investors.

The government on Tuesday introduced a $6.6 billion incentive scheme for international and local companies to ramp up their electronics manufacturing production in India.

IAG said it is considering launching a legal challenge against the UK government's 14-day quarantine rule for incoming travellers.

India and China are locked in a bitter standoff in the remote Ladakh region in the Western Himalayas and military officials are set to hold high-level talks on Saturday to ease tensions.

Asia Pacific's major markets have bounced back strongly following a historic period of volatility and uncertainty in March this year as the world grappled with the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

We have used it for thousands of years, but timber is still an important construction material.

The Earth had its hottest May ever last month, continuing an unrelenting climate change trend as 2020 is set to be among the hottest 10 years ever.

Germany's economy will shrink significantly this year and may need two years to make up the lost ground, its central bank said on Friday.

There are currently at least 133 Covid-19 vaccines being tested around the world, according to the WHO.

The coronavirus has infected more than 6.6 million people around the world as of Friday, killing at least 389,620 people.

President Donald Trump last month said he was "very torn" about whether to end the phase one deal — raising concerns that the U.S. and China would resume a tariff war.

Stocks in Asia Pacific were mostly positive in Friday afternoon trade as investors await the U.S. nonfarm payrolls report expected later in the day stateside.

Musk has a record of making strange remarks on Twitter. His latest example was on May 1, when he tweeted that Tesla stock "is too high."

The coronavirus pandemic has not stopped China from its geopolitical pursuits, as Beijing advances its position on issues including the South China Sea, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Three now-former Minneapolis police officers were arraigned on charges of aiding and abetting a fourth cop in the alleged murder of George Floyd.

Nissan's CEO Makoto Uchida spoke to CNBC on Wednesday on a wide range of topics, from Brexit to rebuilding investor trust in the company after the controversial departure of Nissan's former CEO Carlos Ghosn.

Slack's revenue growth slightly picked up as coronavirus sent people home from work.

For years Amazon Web Services employees have relied on an in-house tool, Amazon Chime, for video calls. Employees can now use Slack, which is more popular.