Mallorca hopes trailblazing tourists kickstart economy
PALMA DE MALLORCA, Spain (AP) — Thermometer guns, face masks and plastic gloves in airports, hotels and restaurants. Shops shuttered in sleepy streets. Night life verboten. Holidays in pandemic times are offering many fewer frills for the international traveler. But...
Wall Street holds in neutral after wobbly day; yields fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street held at a near standstill on Thursday, with indexes split as caution about rising coronavirus infections in hotspots around the world washed over hopes for a coming economic recovery. The S&P 500 edged up by 0.1% after flip-flopping...
Asia Today: Beijing’s daily cases drop, India’s rise sharply
BEIJING (AP) — China’s capital reported a decline in newly confirmed cases of coronavirus Thursday, with a public health expert saying a recent outbreak in the city was under control and the number of new cases should drop in the coming days. Authorities have...
Arizona governor facing pressure to act as virus cases surge
PHOENIX (AP) — A group of Arizona medical professionals is urging Republican Gov. Doug Ducey to take steps like requiring masks in public to slow a major increase in new coronavirus cases that has made the state a national hot spot. The state’s top Democratic...