Breakingviews TV: Uber mutates
The Silicon Valley ride-share company is offering sick pay to coronavirus-stricken drivers – a big shift for a lynchpin of the gig economy. What’s given...
Breakdancing opera star uses Instagram to promote classical music
With close to 60,000 Instagram followers, Polish opera singer and breakdancer Jakub Jozef Orlinski says he is trying to use social media to break down...
Trump declares coronavirus a national emergency
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday declared a national emergency over the fast-spreading coronavirus, opening the door to providing what he said was about $50...
Italy’s coronavirus deaths surge as Lombardy seeks tougher curbs
The death toll from coronavirus in Italy has jumped by 250 in the last 24 hours, the biggest daily increase ever recorded by any country,...
Spain declares emergency as coronavirus shuts down parades, schools, shops
Spain said it would declare a 15-day state of emergency from Saturday, signaling a sharp escalation in its fight against the coronavirus, as some regions...
Canada ramps up measures to combat virus, promises ‘significant’ stimulus
Canada on Friday dramatically ramped up its measures to combat the spread of the new coronavirus, advising citizens against non-essential foreign travel and promising “significant”...
Embattled Malawi president dissolves cabinet
Malawi President Peter Mutharika dissolved his cabinet on Friday ahead of a possible presidential election in May....
Section of Transandino pipeline destroyed in attack with explosives
An explosion destroyed a section of pipeline in southern Colombia but did not cause an oil spill, Ecopetrol subsidiary Cenit said on Friday....
AMC theaters to cut US capacity by half to fight coronavirus
AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc will cut seating capacity at U.S. movie theaters by half to allow space between filmgoers to help fight the spread of...
Teleconference apps and new tech surge in demand amid coronavirus outbreak
Global downloads of business apps including Tencent Conference, WeChat Work, Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Slack have risen nearly five fold since the start of the...