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Nokia's 5G telecoms engineers can't access certain sites while lockdowns are in place.

The renewable energy sector is being affected by the coronavirus in a number of ways.

The central bank kept interest rates unchanged, but said it was ready to increase its coronavirus stimulus program if needed, as the euro zone faces a deep economic crisis.

Shell reduced its first-quarter dividend to $0.16 per share, down from $0.47 at the end of 2019, as it reported a 46% fall in net profit.

As countries across Europe start to lift their lockdowns, close attention is being paid to the so-called "R" rate as an indication of whether a second wave of coronavirus infections could be on the horizon.

A new report from the International Energy Agency forecasts a 6% drop in global energy demand for 2020, the largest ever in absolute terms.

Sweden has attracted global attention for not imposing a full lockdown, as seen in most of Europe, to contain the coronavirus pandemic.

The manufacturing data comes as lockdowns and movement restrictions to contain the coronavirus began to ease in China.

The euro zone took a sharp hit to its economy in the first quarter, data released Thursday shows, and everyone is talking about the coronavirus' infection rate as lockdowns are slowly lifted.

The euro zone economy contracted by 3.8% in the first quarter as the coronavirus pandemic severely impacted the region.

Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has partnered with Oxford University to help develop and distribute the vaccine being researched by the Jenner Institute and Oxford Vaccine Group.

The odds are high that ECB President Christine Lagarde will stress the central bank's ability to do more if needed.

Workouts may never be the same, with fitness operators expecting a hybrid of in-person and online classes, plus more corporate subscriptions

British supermarket group Sainsbury's said it would defer any dividend payment decisions until later in the financial year.

Societe Generale posted a first-quarter loss on Thursday and said it would make deeper cost cuts in 2020 as its provisions against bad loans increased threefold and it suffered from trading losses.

Minister S. Iswaran told reporters at a briefing that 5G is an important investment in Singapore's digital infrastructure for the future.

Almost half of the world's wealthy investors and business owners expect to maintain their stock portfolio at the same level for the next six months, according to a study by UBS.

DBS, Southeast Asia's largest bank, said it set aside 1.09 billion Singapore dollars ($772.5 million) to cover potential losses from the coronavirus pandemic.

Industry participants attribute the rally to two factors — central bank monetary policy as well as an upcoming event known as bitcoin halving.