Tokyo reported 131 new cases

Remdesivir believed to be most effective in treating COVID-19 patients

Tokyo reported 124 new cases, up from 107

Australia’s most populated state, New South Wales, reported six new coronavirus cases

Johnson says he was a bit more optimistic than EU negotiator Michel Barnier

Italy is one of the world’s worst-hit countries with almost 35,000 Covid-19 deaths

Yurianto also reported 49 new coronavirus deaths

US crude inventories decline far more than analysts expected

Ifo sees Europe’s largest economy contracting by 6.7% in 2020 as a whole and growing by 6.4% in 2021

Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised to fast-track infrastructure investment and slash property planning rules