COVID-19 complication seen in children is ‘rare’, WHO says
The “vast majority” of children with COVID-19 have mild cases and recover completely, but a small number in a few countries have developed a rare...
Microsoft revenue beats as remote work feeds cloud demand, boosts Teams
Microsoft Corp reported quarterly revenue above Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, boosted by higher demand for its cloud platform Azure and collaboration app Teams, and...
Austria says it might demand Lufthansa stake for Austrian Airlines aid
Austria might demand a stake in Lufthansa in exchange for granting emergency aid to the German flag carrier’s unit Austrian Airlines, the country’s conservative chancellor,...
Facebook, beating revenue estimates, sees signs of stability in ad spending
Facebook Inc beat analysts’ estimates for quarterly revenue on Wednesday and said it has seen “signs of stability” for sales in April after a plunge...
Tesla’s profit streak not derailed by coronavirus as auto industry braces for losses
Tesla Inc on Wednesday posted its third quarterly profit in a row, but said the novel coronavirus was hurting deliveries and lockdown restrictions made it...
Self-driving cars find use in challenging times
After being sidelined as a non-essential business, some self-driving car companies can put their vehicles back on the roads to make food and other deliveries...
WHO says it acted “quickly and decisively” on coronavirus
The chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) defended the agency’s record in its response to the new coronavirus in a press briefing on Wednesday,...
Biden weighs naming cabinet officials before election, including Republicans
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said on Wednesday he would consider announcing the names of some cabinet officials before the election – and that some...
Slovenia to ease coronavirus restrictions, gradually reopen schools
Slovenia will from Thursday lift a restriction imposed at the end of March that prohibited citizens from travelling outside their local municipalities, Prime Minister Janez...
Small protests break out in Lebanese cities in third night of unrest
Small protests fueled by worsening economic conditions in Lebanon broke out across several cities late on Wednesday, marking a third night of unrest....
