Amazon fires two employees critical of warehouse working conditions
Amazon.com Inc said on Tuesday it terminated two employees, who criticized the working conditions at the e-commerce giant’s warehouses in the wake of the coronavirus...
AstraZeneca to test impact of cancer drug Calquence on coronavirus patients
AstraZeneca Plc said on Tuesday it would start a clinical trial of its cancer drug Calquence to assess its potential to control the exaggerated immune...
Sex toy sales take off amid Colombia’s coronavirus quarantine
Gerson Monje holds up his cellphone to proudly show off his online sex shop. A red banner reading “sold out!” is plastered across half of...
G20 sets ground rules ahead of Facebook’s Libra stablecoin
The world’s leading economies need to plug gaps in their rulebooks to avoid digital currencies like Facebook’s planned Libra stablecoin from undermining financial stability, the...
Thai grocery trucks get new life from coronavirus shutdown
Cries of “Food, here comes the food,” echoed through a Bangkok neighbourhood as Wannapa Yarnsarn’s truck arrived with everything from mangoes and dried chillies to...
Taiwan reports no new coronavirus cases for first time in a month
Taiwan on Tuesday reported no new cases of the coronavirus for the first time in more than a month, in the latest sign that the...
Trump’s veiled threat to fire Dr. Anthony Fauci spooks scientists, Democrats – The Boston Globe
Trump’s veiled threat to fire Dr. Anthony Fauci spooks scientists, Democrats The Boston Globe Trump lashes out in grievance-filled briefing claiming ‘total’ authority as president CNN Coronavirus...
Russia’s coronavirus cases surpass 20,000 in record daily rise
Russia on Tuesday reported 2,774 new cases of the coronavirus, a record daily rise, bringing its overall nationwide tally to 21,102, the country’s coronavirus response...
Renault withdraws from Dongfeng venture, its main China business, as sales slump
Renault SA said on Tuesday it is pulling out of a loss-making business with Dongfeng Motor Group due to poor sales, becoming only the second...
Brewer AB InBev halves final dividend and pushes back AGM
Anheuser-Busch InBev , the world’s largest brewer, proposes to halve its final dividend and has postponed its annual shareholder meeting owing to uncertainty around the...