Britain's Royal Bank of Scotland revealed Friday that first-quarter net profit dived almost 60 percent as it was hurt by economic fallout from the cornavirus pandemic. Profit after taxation hit £288 million ($361 million, 331 million euros) in the three months to March from £707 million a year earlier, RBS said in a results statement, adding it had taken a £628 million charge on the worsening economic outlook arising from COVID-19. rfj/lc