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Czechia's curfew, protests in Italy and Spain: COVID-19 daily bulletin

Czechia has implemented a 9 p.m. curfew from Wednesday to slow the spread of the virus. /AP TOP HEADLINES- Violence broke out and luxury stores were vandalized in the Italian cities of Milan a

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Weather bulletins should feature COVID infection rates to curb pandemic, some experts say

Politicians from across the spectrum and members of Independent SAGE have supported the plan.

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World's largest insect farm to be built in northern France

01:20 The world's largest insect farm is to be built in northern France as a company seeks to meet the growing demand for food.French firm Ynsect has raised $224 million from investors

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UK video games sector grows to record levels despite pandemic

Despite the growth, studios and publishers say they are finding it difficult to access funding due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Global Business Daily: New BA boss, Apple vs Epic, flight to nowhere

"We're navigating the worst crisis faced in our industry."That was International Airlines Group CEO Luis Gallego in a statement explaining why he was replacing the British Airways boss of four years

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Economist finds out about Nobel win when neighbour knocks on the door

Security footage has captured the moment Paul Milgrom found out he had won the prestigious prize.

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Two U.S. economists awarded 2020 Nobel Prize in economics

The 2020 Nobel Prize in economic sciences has been awarded to U.S. economistsPaul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson "for improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats," the Royal

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Mark Cuban, Marc Benioff, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, and Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi are investing in toilet paper

A slew of big name entrepreneurs and celebrities are really circling the drain with their latest investment.Led by Greycroft Partners, a who’s who of celebrity investors including: Mark Cuban, M

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Human footprints 120,000 years ago found in Saudi Arabia

The first human footprint discovered at the Alathar ancient lake. /CFP Around 120,000 years ago in where is now northern Saudi Arabia, a small band of homo sapiens stopped to drink and forage

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Artist uses origami birds to raise $100,000 for COVID-19 wards

01:32 A Belgian artist has raised more than $100,000 for two COVID-19 hospital wards by asking people to fold a piece of paper.The Origami for Life project was created by Charles Kaisi

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U.S. imposes economic sanctions on former Gambian first lady

FILE PHOTO: Former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh and spouse Zineb Jammeh. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) The United States Department of State on Tuesday announced economic sanctions on

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HowGood launches Latis, a sustainability assessment tool for consumer product ingredients

The New York-based startup HowGood, which provides a sustainability database for consumer product ingredients, is publicly launching its product Latis and has already signed an initial customer with D

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Liverpool team to beat again in Premier League

It's a new season but everyone will be looking to the same team to be the favorites to lift the Premier League title.Liverpool waited 30 years before Jurgen Klopp steer

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Liverpool team to beat again in Premier League

It's a new season but everyone will be looking to the same team to be the favorites to lift the Premier League title.Liverpool waited 30 years before Jurgen Klopp steer

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Edtech is the new SaaS

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast (now on Twitter!), where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.The whole crew was back, with Natasha Mascarenhas and

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Italy's Berlusconi tests positive, UK test headache: COVID-19 bulletin

TOP HEADLINES- Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has tested positive for COVID-19, according to reports in Italy.- The UK's COVID-19 testing system is struggling to cope with demand, wi

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EU warns Hungary on border closure after cases soar: COVID-19 bulletin

TOP HEADLINES•Hungary has registered its highest daily rise of infections, with 365 new cases recorded on Wednesday as people return from summer holidays and the school year starts. The country’s tot