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Analysts have predicted that a battle for access to an effective vaccine could stretch into 2021 or 2022.

The world's uber wealthy are increasingly putting their money towards socially, ethically and environmentally conscious businesses, suggesting further growth ahead for sustainable investments.

Lebanon's electricity shortage has caused the main hospital in Beirut to close operating rooms and delay surgeries.

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.

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.

Orsted is involved with some major offshore wind power projects.

The coronavirus has infected more than 12.23 million people around the world as of Friday morning Asia time, killing at least 554,304 people.

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.

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 IEA bumped up its 2020 oil demand forecast on Friday but warned that the spread of COVID-19 posed a risk to the outlook.

Sony is taking a minority stake in Epic, in a strategic investment deal that expands on an existing relationship between both firms.

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.

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.

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.

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.

U.S. regulators have long sought more transparency from Chinese companies with shares trading on U.S. exchanges.

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

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.