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FujiFilm's flu drug favipiravir (Avigan) has shown to be effective against Covid-19, and Japan is now shipping it to 43 countries for clinical trials.

In April, SoftBank said it would not press ahead with the tender offer because several pre-conditions had not been met, frustrating WeWork's minority shareholders, who were expecting a payout

The State Department did not provide any immediate comment on the alleged arrests. U.S. officials have strongly denied any U.S. government involvement in the incursions.

The principles, honed over two decades, can keep your career ambitions on course even during hard times, says London Business School professor, Herminia Ibarra.

"I don't think you're buying these thinking that that business is coming back immediately," TD Ameritrade chief market strategist JJ Kinahan told CNBC.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday said some of the state's retail businesses could begin reopening with modifications by the end of this week if certain criteria are met.

Many unanswered questions about Covid-19 testing, psychology, economic tensions, social distancing and work-from-home curriculum make opening up schools in September a hazy venture.

Covid-19 has infected more than 3.5 million people around the world as of Monday, killing at least 247,752 people.

Never before has the U.S. fallen into a recession led by the services sector, so there is no real road map for the recovery.

CNBC spent a day aboard the Italian Navy's Fincantieri-built Alpino warship in 2018 while the vessel toured the U.S. East Coast.

WHO welcomes the recent data from a U.S. government-run clinical trial showing the drug appeared to be effective in reducing recovery times for Covid-19 patients, one official says.

Stocks fell on Monday as traders weighed the reopening of the economy along with brewing tensions between China and the U.S.

"We must reduce budget expenditures sharply," the Saudi finance minister said over the weekend. "Saudi finances need more discipline and the road ahead is long."

Berkshire Hathaway's 2020 annual shareholder meeting, the "Woodstock for Capitalists," was hosted virtually for the first time ever.

Several big firms, including Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas, are involved in the project.

The U.K. has added to international pressure on China to answer questions over information it gave the world about the coronavirus outbreak.

Non-EU member Norway is a co-chair of the event as a long-standing donor to global health initiatives.

The UAE has 14,163 cases and 126 deaths due to the coronavirus, based on data from Johns Hopkins University.

Roche CEO Severin Schwan said more research is needed to prove people gain immunity from Covid-19 infections.

Italy, Belgium and Portugal are reopening some business activities on Monday as they take their first tentative steps to lifting their coronavirus lockdowns.