But while most hotels around the globe face the lowest occupancy rates seen in decades, a handful of ultra-luxury resorts in the Maldives still have more than a third of their villas occupied. Their ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19: Sound financials, govt support said to help Qatar banks weather impact
Sound financials and government's willingness to support the sector and economy help the banking system in Qatar to weather the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Worker lied about coronavirus to get out of work, shutting Georgia business, FBI says
A Georgia man is facing federal charges after authorities say he faked a positive coronavirus diagnosis to skip out on work. Santwon Antonio Davis, 34, of Morrow was arrested and charged with ... ( read original story ...)
Pence visits Georgia cafe that reopened despite virus | Charlotte Observer
Vice President Mike Pence is in Georgia, where he had lunch with Gov. Brian Kemp at a cafe that reopened despite the coronavirus outbreak. ( read original story ...)
I was walking the global trail of our ancestors. Then pandemic struck
While self-isolating in Myanmar, storyteller Paul Salopek reflects on past pandemics and ponders the implications of this newest global scourge. ( read original story ...)
4 startups win Jefferson-Israel $1M innovation competition
Thomas Jefferson University reveals the four winning health tech startups in the Jefferson-Israel $1M innovation competition. ( read original story ...)
Azerbaijan allocates $313.6m to support businesses over COVID-19
By Ayya Lmahamad Azerbaijan's Ministry of Finance has allocated AZN 533.3 million ($313.6m) to business structures and individual entrepreneurs affected by COVID-19, press-service of the ministry ... ( read original story ...)
How Michael Jordan made Saints’ Sean Payton the ‘first Jordan coach’
Beyond becoming a Jordan Brand coach, Payton touched on having Snoop Dogg address the team, trash-talking with Tom Brady, and more. ( read original story ...)
‘Back to Square One:’ Saudi Arabia’s Double Crisis Hits Home
It’s only over the past month that the full extent of the damage sank in for Saudi businesses. Hit simultaneously by plunging crude prices and coronavirus shutdowns, the non-oil ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Myanmar, Thailand and Laos stay flexible as businesses reopen with conditions
Walk into a mall in Bangkok now and you will be asked to scan a QR code and key in personal details on a web platform for contact tracing. Enter a shop in the same mall and you will have to go through ... ( read original story ...)