Germany Says Its Coronavirus Contact Tracing App Is Ready
Germany’s health minister said Sunday that its contact tracing smartphone app will be launched this…
Month: June 2020
Chinese Capital Reinstates Curbs As Coronavirus Resurfaces
Several districts of the Chinese capital put up security checkpoints, closed schools and ordered people…
Walmart Partners With Shopify To Expand Online Marketplace Business
Walmart Inc (WMT.N) said on Monday it has partnered with e-commerce firm Shopify Inc (SHOP.TO)…
Europe Reopens Borders But Long Road For Tourism To Recover
Borders opened up across Europe on Monday after three months of coronavirus closures that began…
Systemic Racism Slows Economic Growth: Dallas Fed Chief Kaplan
Systemic racism and high unemployment levels among black and Hispanic Americans create a drag on…
Coronavirus: India To Use 500 Train Carriages As Wards In Delhi
India is to convert another 500 railway carriages to create 8,000 more beds for coronavirus…
Atlanta Police Chief Resigns Over Rayshard Brooks Shooting
Atlanta’s police chief has resigned after the fatal shooting of an African-American man who had…
U.S., Brazil In Talks On Funding To Buy 5G Gear From Ericsson, Nokia
The United States is in talks with Brazil and its local telecommunications companies on funding…
Big Tech Companies Are Responding To George Floyd In A Way They Never Did For Michael Brown
nIn the days since the death of George Floyd, technology’s biggest companies and their leaders…
EU Economics Chief Is Confident That Countries Won’t Veto Huge Stimulus Deal
The European Union will agree to borrow billions of euros from financial markets this summer,…
Protests In Atlanta Over Police Shooting Of Rayshard Brooks
Protests have taken place in Atlanta over the shooting of an African-American who had fallen…
Uber To Make Face masks Mandatory For Uber Passengers And Drivers In The Uk Starting On Monday
Ride-sharing giant Uber is to make it mandatory for passengers and drivers to wear face…
Peruvian Doctor Fired For Telling People To Drink Bleach-Like Substance
A Peruvian doctor in charge of his region’s coronavirus response has been fired after recommending…
CDC Warns U.S. May Reimplement Strict Coronavirus Measures If Cases Go Up ‘Dramatically’
States may need to reimplement the strict social distancing measures that were put in place…
Part Of Beijing In Lockdown After Virus Cluster At Major Food Market
A Beijing district put itself on a “wartime” footing and the capital banned tourism and…
Anti-Racism Protesters Clash With Police In Paris
Riot police fired tear gas and charged at pockets of violent protesters at an anti-racism…
Nigeria: Transport Sector Lost N200bn In Three Months – Operators
The nation’s transport sector lost about N200bn in three months as a result of the…
La-Liga Returns With Computer-Generated Crowds, And It Actually Works
Sports are gradually returning to our TV screens after the coronavirus pandemic brought virtually all…
Amazon’s Business Practices Examined By Two U.S. States
State investigators in both California and Washington are examining Amazon’s business practices, two newspapers reported,…
Queen’s Official Birthday Marked At Windsor
A socially distanced team from the Welsh Guard have helped the Queen celebrate her official…
Bank Of England ‘Ready To Act’ As Economy Shrinks Record 20%
Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has said he will be “ready to take action”…
Kentucky To Remove Statue Of Confederate Leader Jefferson Davis From Capitol
In a bipartisan vote, a state historical commission agreed to remove the statue of Davis,…
Los Angeles Announces Protocols For Resuming TV And Film Production
Hours before film crews were set to resume work Friday, Los Angeles County announced safety…
Nigeria: FG’s Sukuk Bond Oversubscribed By N519.12bn
The Federal Government’s Sovereign Sukuk bond of N150n offered to investors was oversubscribed by N519.12bn,…
CVS Joins Walmart In Keeping Multicultural Beauty Products Out Of Locked Cabinets
Drugstore chain CVS Health Corp joined Walmart Inc in announcing it will stop keeping beauty…
BA, Ryanair And EasyJet Launch Fight Over ‘Devastating’ Quarantine Plan
British Airways, Ryanair and EasyJet have filed a formal legal challenge to the government’s quarantine…
Bankrupt Hertz Gets Approval To Sell Up To $1 Billion In Stock
The market dislocation wrought by the coronavirus pandemic has a poster child in Hertz Global…
Tesla Stock Gets Two Downgrades, Falls Below $1,000
Tesla Inc. stock lost some of its luster Friday after Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley…
AT&T Discussing Sale For Its Warner Bros. Gaming Unit In Deal That Could Fetch About $4 Billion
AT&T Inc (T.N) is discussing a sale of its Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment gaming division…
Facebook’s Giphy Deal Is Being Probed By The UK’s Competition Watchdog
Facebook’s acquisition of animated picture platform Giphy, reportedly valued at $400 million, is being investigated by…