Bloomberg Suncor Energy, Canada’s biggest oil-sands producer, will trim 10% to 15% of its workforce in the next 18 months, joining a long list of energy companies in Alberta that have announced layoffs following a collapse in fuel demand due to the virus. Suncor had already been preparing for a smaller workforce but the planned cuts, which could affect as ...

When Boris Johnson announced on March 27 that he’d tested positive for Covid-19, Brits were in shock, much as Americans were when they heard President Donald Trump was infected. The UK prime minister was the first leader of a major country to be hospitalised with the virus, an event that was characterised as “routine” at first before the illness took ...

In recent weeks, India’s government has shown unusual amounts of energy in pushing through long-awaited economic reforms. The last session of Parliament — cut short when several MPs tested positive for Covid-19 — was exceptionally productive. Two labour-law amendments were passed, as was a package of measures addressing the agricultural sector. However you look at it, these moves take India ...