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The coronavirus pandemic may have brought most of the global property market to a standstill but in Sweden, which never fully went into lockdown, a village has gone up for sale for 70 million Swedish krona ($7.3 million).

The U.S. and China have in recent days clashed over Beijing's plan to introduce a new national security law in Hong Kong. The U.S. criticized China's move for undermining Hong Kong's autonomy, while China accused the U.S. for interfering in its internal affairs.

EasyJet, which plans to resume flights on June 15, is the latest in a slew of airlines to announce job cuts amid the Covid-19 crisis.

The law is aimed at prohibiting secession, subversion of state power, terrorism activities and foreign interference.

Orient Capital Research's Andrew Collier tells CNBC why he is "very nervous" about the whole situation surrounding Hong Kong following the proposal of a national security law by China.

Hong Kong's special status with the U.S. now appears to be under threat, as U.S.-China tensions ramped up after Beijing proposed a new security law for the Chinese special administrative region.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Congress on Wednesday that Hong Kong was no longer autonomous from China, raising questions over the special administrative region's favorable trade relationship with the U.S.

Roche is hoping that by combining the two in a global study of 450 hospitalized patients worldwide, it will be able to offer doctors a one-two punch against the disease.

European governments have announced strategies to reopen tourism for the summer, but there are concerns that their lack of coordination will benefit other destinations.

The Chinese yuan could weaken to as low as 7.40 against the dollar as tensions between Beijing and Washington show little sign of abating soon, according to Bannockburn Global Forex's Marc Chandler.

Growth momentum in South Asia's largest economy was already slowing down in previous quarters, before the coronavirus pandemic.

The fear is that the proposed law would also allow for Beijing to set up its own agency in the city to supervise and direct the local government in enforcing the measures.

The Bank of Korea had previously pledged unlimited liquidity through June via repurchase agreements and began lending to securities firms for the first time in the its 70-year history.

The United States had to "take a stand against China's crackdown in Hong Kong," said Tony Blinken, a senior foreign policy advisor for Biden, the likely Democratic nominee to take on Trump in November's election.

Boeing has resumed production of its beleaguered 737 Max, which remains grounded since March 2019 after two deadly crashes.

While air travel will be plagued by long lines and passenger frustrations in the near future, airports are scrambling to adopt technology in the longer term that will mean less waiting, walk-through checkpoints and "touchless" experiences.

Around 5.5 million people have contracted the coronavirus across the globe, with the U.S. accounting for roughly 30% of total cases.

Huawei, the world's largest telecommunication supplier, has been a flashpoint for the Trump administration's trade battles with China.

With about 17 minutes to go, SpaceX delayed its historic Demo-2 launch of NASA astronauts due to severe weather.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reported to Congress that Hong Kong was no longer autonomous from China, a move that could jeopardize the special administrative region's favorable trading relationship with the United States.