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Italians are tending to their appearance and making their own alcohol; Germans are cleaning their homes; while Americans are enjoying a classic food favorite — cookies baked with ready-made dough

Boris Johnson's spokesman said the British prime minister is still not "formally doing government work."

Such baseless claims have inspired people to torch cell phone towers in Europe, resulting in outcry from officials, carriers and scientists.

Shares of Adyen rose 9% Tuesday, making it the best individual stock performer of the pan-European Stoxx 600 index.

The technology is already being deployed in a number of scenarios.

Political fragmentation is intensifying in Italy as the coronavirus pandemic gives new ammunition to anti-establishment parties and challenges its European membership.

The Korean won weakened on Tuesday against the dollar on unconfirmed reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is seriously ill.

A plunge in fuel prices will only hurt demand for new planes, analysts say.

Hundreds of phishing emails landed in people's inboxes inviting them to click on a link that takes them to what looks like a furlough claim website.

Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Tuesday that partial lockdown measures to stem the spread of the coronavirus in the country will be extended by four weeks to June 1.

The Chinese tech giant's revenues were up around 1.4% in the first quarter, compared to a 39% increase in the same period last year.

Ten Western European banking groups have been downgraded by Fitch Ratings agency amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd on Tuesday succumbed to third-party led restructuring that could lead to a sale, making Australia's second-biggest airline the Asia-Pacific region's biggest victim of the coronavirus crisis gripping the industry.

Spain's daily death toll has risen slightly from Monday; meanwhile, Singapore's partial lockdown, known as the "circuit breaker," has been extended to June 1.

SAP said the decision to revert to a single CEO was taken "to secure strong and clear leadership responsibility in this unprecedented crisis".

Hedge fund investor Anthony Scaramucci on Tuesday refuted reports that Citibank has cut ties with his investment firm. He said Citi issued a "sell" on SkyBridge's flagship fund.

HSBC has cut a number of top management roles in its investment bank, a sign that CEO Noel Quinn is pressing on with plans to shake up the group despite having put a wider job cut program on hold.

Seoul and Washington are currently negotiating a mechanism specifying how both countries share the costs of stationing some 28,500 American troops in South Korea as a deterrent to Pyongyang.

French automaker PSA on Tuesday warned of sharp falls in demand for the sector this year after posting a 15.6% drop in first-quarter sales.

Generally, many emerging markets don't have the capacity to effectively contain the outbreak while limiting the economic hit on businesses and households, said Robert Kahn, director of global strategy and global macro at Eurasia Group.