Ireland celebrated St. Patrick's Day with packed parades through its towns and cities for the first time in three years on Thursday, celebrations its battered tourism sector hopes will begin a long road to recovery.
A cruise ship set to dock in New Orleans with over 3,000 passengers has detected 10 cases of COVID-19 among its crew and guests, the Louisiana Department of Health said late on Saturday.
A consortium linked to Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings on Friday proposed buying media and real estate company Singapore Press Holdings Ltd (SPH) for about S$3.4 billion ($2.5 billion), seeking to out-bid conglomerate Keppel Corp.
Fashion brands and airlines are creeping back into investors' good graces in Asia as lockdowns ease and vaccination rises, boosting travel and leisure activities, taking some shine off pandemic stalwarts such as supermarkets and gadget makers.
The week ahead will give European Central Bank policy makers another chance to ponder just how sticky inflation really is, while U.S. corporate earnings will be dominated by FAANGs.