HenQ, an Amsterdam-based VC that invests in European B2B software startups typically at seed and Series A, recently disclosed the first close of its fourth fund at €70 million. The final close is expe
At this critical juncture when the COVID-19 epidemic is still ravaging the globe, China is opening its door wider to the world instead of trying to close it. China on Monday announced it will bu
Migrants camp out at the port of Mytilene after locals block access to the Moria refugee camp, on the northeastern Aegean island of Lesbos, Greece, March 3, 2020. /AP In Greece, thousands of r
An ambulance transports a person from the Life Care Center of Kirkland, a long-term care facility linked to several confirmed coronavirus cases, in Kirkland, Washington, DC, U.S. /Reuters Edit
An ambulance transports a person from the Life Care Center of Kirkland, a long-term care facility linked to several confirmed coronavirus cases, in Kirkland, Washington, DC, U.S. /Reuters Edit
Video: Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot imposes a curfew on the third largest city of U.S. Saturday evening, as looting and protests over African American George Floyd's de
Ten years ago, the joke was: “It’s weird how, once everyone started carrying phones with cameras all the time, UFOs stopped visiting, and the cops started beating everyone up.” It wa
People walk past the U.S. Federal Reserve building in Washington D.C., the United States, May 21, 2020. (Photo by Ting Shen/Xinhua)"I think a second wave could be what
Illuminated waterfront promenade with restaurants and bars reflecting in the water of Port Louis, capital of Mauritius. Port Louis, Mauritius. /Getty Images Mauritius, considered one of Africa
Greek officials said Saturday that the country will not limit arriving airline passengers next month to people coming from 29 countries but that travelers who departed
U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a front page of the New York Post as he speaks to reporters while signing an executive order on social media companies in the Oval Office of the White House i
Today, the online film festival We Are One is kicking off 10 days of films, talks, musical performances and VR experiences.The event is a collaboration between Tribeca Enterprises (the organization b
Dozens of Paralympic teams were called up to start training to prepare for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games and 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympic Games, the China Disabled
Editor's note:Mike Cormack is a writer, editor and reviewer mostly focusing on China, where he lived from 2007-2014. He edited Agenda Beijing and is a regular book reviewer for South China Morning
Despite "the months-long warning provided by China and Italy," the U.S. government "failed to provide frontline health care workers with basic protections," a paramedi
Early summer is one of the most enchanting seasons for the Yudu International Bazaar in Hotan City of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, as the bazaar
Exposure notification and contact tracing are two related but distinct measures many public health authorities are either considering or already implementing.Contact tracing is a practice almost as ol