In April, the French government has offered a 7-billion-euro ($7.91 billion) aid package to rescue Air France, whose planes have been grounded by virus lockdowns around the world. Air France is set to cut nearly 7,600 posts due to the COVID-19 pandemic,…

TOULOUSE : Airbus is cutting 15,000 jobs within a year, including 900 already earmarked in Germany, saying its future is at stake after the coronavirus outbreak paralysed air travel. Airbus is moving swiftly to counter damage caused by a 40% slump in its…

While the average number of cases increased to 3,157 between June 21-29, the average number of fatalities has gone down to 63. Thus, despite an increase in the number of cases, the number of Covid-19 deaths has fallen. Afall in the mortality…

India, a leading manufacturer of generic medicines, is expected to play a key role in the race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, with several institutes working in parallel. New Delhi:  A potential COVID-19 vaccine, the first to be developed in India, has…

The supervisors are responsible for ensuring food and water distribution to passengers during train journey and at stations. CHENNAI: The Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has laid off over 500 contract staff working as supervisors (hospitality) across the country. The…

With the news of the Oxford University-AstraZeneca vaccine in its last-stage trial, the world is hopeful of an earlier than expected arrival of a COVID-19 vaccine. The race for a coronavirus vaccine is continuing at break neck pace as cases mount across…