Bill Gates steps down from Microsoft board
Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates has stepped down from the company’s board to dedicate more time to his philanthropic priorities including global health, education and...
U.S. summons Chinese envoy over Beijing’s coronavirus comments
The U.S. State Department summoned the Chinese ambassador to the United States on Friday to protest against comments by Beijing suggesting the U.S. military might...
U.S. court to rehear House bid for testimony from ex-White House counsel McGahn
A U.S. appeals court on Friday said it would reconsider a recent decision dismissing a Democratic-led congressional panel’s lawsuit seeking to enforce a subpoena for...
U.S. House to pass coronavirus aid bill despite Trump opposition
The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives teed up a vote on a coronavirus aid package on Friday despite opposition from President Donald Trump, who said...
Coronavirus work-from-home push means long nights, employee health checks for cloud firms
Italian IT shop owner Simone Merlini joined a 2 p.m. call on Wednesday to do something that sounded fairly straightforward: demo three Amazon.com Inc cloud...
FIFA recommends March, April internationals be postponed
FIFA has recommended that all international matches scheduled to be played in March and April be postponed because of the coronavirus, the global soccer body...
Doctors, and insurers too, urge patients to get medicine on hand
As Americans stay home to try to help stop the spread of a new coronavirus, many patients with conditions that require prescription drugs are being...
Semenya switches to 200m in Tokyo Olympics bid
South African middle distance athlete Caster Semenya is aiming to run in the 200 meters at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, competing over a distance that...
Canada’s Trudeau promises ‘significant’ steps to tackle coronavirus
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who was in self-isolation after his wife tested positive for coronavirus, promised to help people who take a financial hit...
Louisiana postpones primary due to coronavirus
The state of Louisiana has postponed its Democratic and Republican presidential primaries in an effort to curb the spread of coronavirus, Secretary of State Kyle...