The Pakistani government has appealed to the nation including politicians to set aside differences and will seek help of Chinese experts to fight against the COVID-19 outbreak. Pakistani President A
Restrictions on mobility have had an important effect on air pollution in the Spanish cities of Madrid and Barcelona, according to investigations carried out by the Catalan regional authority and
The Government of India on Thursday announced a ban on all international passenger flights for a week with effect from March 22, in a bid to check the spread of novel
"I would like to inform you that I have tested positive for COVID-19. I am doing well and in good spirits."Businesses across Europe and the UK in particular will have been shocked to see Michel Barni
ITALY TOPS COVID-19 DEATHSCOVID-19 deaths in Italy have surpassed China's.The death toll reached at least 3,405, officials announced on Thursday.According to a Johns Hopkins University
Companies from around the world are racing to find treatments for the deadly COVID-19 virus. According to a recent study by Chinese scientists, "Research thus far has revealed more than 30 agents
NVIDIA is making its Parabricks tool available for free for 90 days (with the possibility of extension, depending on needs) to any researcher currently working on any effort to combat the ongoing nov
With most new social media startups seeming to dial in on specific communities to thrive in a still Facebook-dominated sphere, some of the more broadly focused social investments from top VCs are goin
Hulu’s streaming service is available almost everywhere. But one significant platform it hadn’t yet launched on was Comcast’s set-top boxes. That changes today as Hulu announced its
Quantum Machines, a Tel Aviv-based startup that is building both hardware and software to operate quantum computers, today announced that it has raised a $17.5 million Series A funding round. The roun
Facebook today officially rolled out its sweeping desktop redesign that offers dark mode, tabbed homescreen, and a cleaner profile. Facebook tells TechCrunch that “starting today, the majority o
As a former Jam City executive, Jill Wilson led teams behind some of the top-grossing gaming franchises, like Cookie Jam and Panda Pop. Now she’s running her own startup, Robin Games, where a te
The Bank of Japan. /VCG Central banks in South Korea and Japan on Thursday announced bond buying plans to help douse the volatility in the local markets affected by fears surrounding the COVID
Logo of Premier League. /VCG The FA have some bad news for football fans. On Thursday, the English football governing body announced its decision to further postpone domestic football competit
Editor's note: Anne O. Krueger is a former World Bank chief economist and former first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Senior Research Professor of International Econo
Editor's Note: On January 29, long-time Shanghai resident John Darwin Van Fleet, who was in China through the 2002–2003 SARS epidemic, wrote this letter to his family i
The modest handover ceremony took place at the marble Panathinaic Stadium of Athens, which hosted the first modern Olympics in 1896. The ceremony was closed to spectat