Google to slow hiring for rest of 2020, CEO tells staff
Alphabet Inc’s Google will slow hiring for the rest of the year, Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai told the company’s staff in a memo on...
Gates ups pandemic funds to $250 million, says Trump WHO move makes ‘no sense’
Pulling funding from the World Health Organization (WHO) is a dangerous and nonsensical move when the world is facing the health crisis brought by the...
Explainer: What are coronavirus antibody tests?
With most Americans under stay-at-home orders to help contain the spread of the novel coronavirus and more than 2 million people infected globally, talk is...
Texas judge allows vote by mail amid coronavirus fears
A county judge in Texas said on Wednesday he would allow mail-in ballots from any voters who fear for their health because of the coronavirus...
Venezuelan indigenous baby tests positive for coronavirus in Brazil
A two-month-old baby born to Warao indigenous refugees from Venezuela has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the mayor’s office in the Brazilian city of...
Amazon’s EU head of operations steps down amid virus crisis
Amazon.com Inc’s vice president of the European Union segment, Roy Perticucci, has stepped down, the company confirmed on Wednesday....
U.S. coronavirus death toll tops 30,000, New Yorkers told to wear masks
The U.S. coronavirus death toll – the highest in the world – surged past 30,000 on Wednesday after doubling in a week, while the hardest-hit...
U.S. coronavirus deaths increase by record amount for second straight day – Reuters tally
U.S. coronavirus deaths increased by a record number for the second day in a row, rising by at least 2,371 on Wednesday to top 30,800,...
Trading becomes a plus for Goldman once again during coronavirus rout
For the first time in years, Goldman Sachs Group Inc’s having a sizeable trading business and a tiny consumer bank seems like a good idea....
IWF President Ajan resigns during corruption investigation
Tamas Ajan has resigned as president of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) while an investigation into alleged corruption is ongoing, the governing body said in...