Bloomberg The Japanese government ended its nationwide state of emergency on Monday as cases tail off and announced a decision on funding for a new aid package to help a virus-battered economy. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told a news conference on Monday that reviving the economy was now the top priority, and his government will decide on a second extra ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE on Monday sent an aid plane carrying five metric tons of medical supplies to the Democratic Republic of Congo. The aid will assist approximately 5,000 medical professionals as they work to combat the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Commenting on the aid delivery, Hazza Mohammed Al Qahtani, UAE Ambassador to Rwanda, remarked, “The provision of aid ...

Bloomberg Germany will offer Deutsche Lufthansa AG a 9 billion-euro ($9.8 billion) bailout that thrusts the state back into the heart of a company privatized with fanfare two decades ago. The aid package involves taking an initial 20% stake that could rise to 25% plus one share in the event of a hostile takeover, according to a statement on Monday. ...