Twitter to let some employees to work from home forever
Twitter Inc on Tuesday became the first major tech company to allow employees who can work remotely to do so permanently, as the coronavirus outbreak...
Facebook reports spike in takedowns of hate speech, terrorism
Facebook Inc on Tuesday reported a sharp increase in the number of posts it removed for promoting violence and hate speech across its apps, which...
Morgan Stanley pays $5 million fine to settle SEC charges it misled investing clients
A unit of Morgan Stanley agreed to pay a $5 million fine to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges it misled retail investing clients...
U.S. posts record $738 billion budget deficit in April
The United States on Tuesday reported a record $738 billion budget deficit in April, as an explosion in government spending and a shrinking of revenues...
Women, migrants, minorities to suffer most in Latin America as coronavirus rages: U.N. agency
The coronavirus pandemic will make a bad economic situation worse for women, indigenous people, migrants and people of African descent in Latin America, a region...
U.S. House Democrats push coronavirus funds for post office, testing
The Democratic leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday unveiled another coronavirus relief package including funding for the post office and testing, though...
Thai cabin crew switch trade amid coronavirus crisis
As Thailand’s tourist economy suffers a near-total shutdown from travel restrictions due to the new coronavirus, employees in the industry have been forced to improvise...
Putin’s spokesman becomes fifth senior Russian official to get coronavirus
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus, as a new surge in infections gave...
French coronavirus death toll, at nearly 27,000, overtakes Spain’s
France’s cumulative death toll from coronavirus infection rose by 348 or 1.3% to 26,991 on Tuesday, overtaking Spain’s 26,920, making France the country with the...
Motorised British wheelbarrow aims to set world speed record
The creator of the world’s fastest shed has turned his hand to another niche mode of transport: a motorised wheelbarrow built on a zero budget...