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Ola said its revenues plunged 95% in the past two months as shelter-in-place measures dried up demand for its taxi app.

Brazil's cumulative cases of 271,628 is the third-highest globally behind the U.S. and Russia, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.

The euro has rallied this week after a landmark coronavirus relief fund proposed by France and Germany provided a "meaningful positive surprise."

The U.S. is to send 200 ventilators to Russia after President Vladimir Putin called President Trump to ask for help, the U.S. State Department told CNBC.

Next year could see installations bounce back to 2019 levels, however.

Russia's coronavirus cases surpassed 300,000 on Wednesday, cementing its position as the second-worst-hit country from the virus after the U.S., but there are increasing questions over the country's low death toll.

The U.K. and the EU have many differences yet to overcome as they try to get a new trade deal by the end of the year — a political hot potato that could bring additional economic uncertainty, for both.

Taiwan's president Tsai Ing-wen said Wednesday that China and Taiwan need to find "a way to coexist" and that she is willing to engage in dialogue with Beijing.

It has tentatively elevated hopes that the crisis-prone South American country will be able to avoid its ninth sovereign debt default.

The University of Cambridge, which is more than 800-years-old, is cancelling face-to-face lectures for the next academic year as a result of coronavirus.

Rolls-Royce's headquarters are in Derby, England and about two-thirds of its civil aerospace jobs are based in the U.K.

Analysts at Goldman Sachs expect the online streaming market to capture 1.2 billion users by 2030, up from the 2019 level of 341 million paid subscribers.

It was the first criminal case where a death sentence was pronounced by remote hearing in Singapore, a spokesperson for Singapore's Supreme Court said.

Bestselling author, comedian and mental health campaigner, Ruby Wax, has told CNBC that politicians "better get ready" to address the levels of anxiety caused by the coronavirus crisis.

Investors also watch for market reaction to a STAT News report released overnight that raised concerns about the trial results for a potential coronavirus vaccine from Moderna.

Where is it safe to travel during a pandemic? This hotel is answering that question by requiring guests to prove they don't have the coronavirus before they arrive.

Taiwan's TSMC, the world's biggest contract chipmaker and supplier to Apple, announced plans to build a U.S.-based $12 billion plant last week.

The iPhone maker has a good relationship with Beijing and indirectly employs hundreds of thousands of workers in China, factors that could dissuade authorities from taking action against the company.

Food and energy security have always been important for China, but the pandemic has underscored these concerns.

Apple paid Sony about $70 million for 15 years of streaming rights to the Tom Hanks film "Greyhound," which cost about $50 million to make, according to sources familiar.