Facebook Rolls Out Messenger Kids To 70 New Countries
Facebook on Wednesday rolled out its Messenger Kids application to 70 new countries, saying it can help children deal with…
Day: April 22, 2020
Ethiopian Airlines’ CEO Says The Airline Is ‘Fighting For Survival’
Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde Gebremariam told an aviation conference in Addis Ababa the coronavirus pandemic was “a temporary problem” –…
Kraft-Heinz Extends Factory Worker Bonuses In Pandemic
Kraft Heinz (KHC.O) will extend for two weeks a $100 per week stipend for factory workers producing its packaged foods…
Netflix To Borrow Another $1 Billion Despite Record High Cash Balance
Netflix Inc. is selling new junk bonds, even as the company sits on a record high cash balance and turned its first quarter of positive cash flow in six years.
Central Bank Of Nigeria To Begin Disbursement Of N50bn COVID-19 Fund On Thursday
Barring any last-minute change in plans, the disbursement of the first tranche of the Central Bank of Nigeria N50bn targeted…
Stocks Rise After U.S Senate Approves Coronavirus Relief Funds
Stocks rose Wednesday morning, recovering some losses after a sell-off in risk assets a day earlier sent the S&P 500 to…
Nigerian Government To Use BVN To Identify Poor Nigerians – Sadiya Farouq
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to rampage, the FG has revealed plans to expand the social register for palliative distribution…
Coronavirus Pandemic Will Cause Global Famines Of ‘Biblical Proportions,’ UN Warns
The world is facing multiple famines of “biblical proportions” in just a matter of months, the UN has said, warning…
Coronavirus Propel Netflix To Huge Subscriber Gains
Netflix added a stunning 16 million subscribers in the first quarter of 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic led people to stay at home and binge on hit docuseries, such as “Tiger King,” and reality shows like “Love is Blind.
Study Finds No Benefit, Higher Death Rate In Patients Taking Hydroxychloroquine For Covid-19
Coronavirus patients taking hydroxychloroquine, a treatment touted by President Trump, were no less likely to need mechanical ventilation and had higher deaths rates compared to those who did not take the drug