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Instacart announces new COVID-19 policies and plans to hire 250,000 more shoppers

Instacart’s aggressive hiring spree is continuing due to COVID-19 shelter in place orders. Today, the company announced it is adding 250,000 more shoppers to meet consumer demand, and to help the com

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Wall Street sinks amid oil collapse

U.S. equities ended sharply lower on Tuesday as Monday's steep sell-off in oil futures rattled investors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 631.56 points, or 2.67 percent, to 23,018.88. The

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HKSAR gov't refutes Fitch downgrade of Hong Kong's credit rating

The government of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Monday refuted Fitch's downgrade of Hong Kong's credit rating from "AA" to "AA-" with a stable outlook. The HKSAR gov

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India's Central Bank extends curtailed timing for trading to April 30 due to COVID-19

India's Central Bank has extended its curtailed timing for trading of call money, foreign exchange, bonds to April 30 following the extension of the nationwide lockdown

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Roundup: OPEC+ agree to cut oil production, deal held up by Mexico

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and some other major oil producing countries on Thursday reached a tentative agreement to cut production to stop a market free-fall amid

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Pandemic-hit Riga Airport announces massive layoff

Riga International Airport announced a massive layoff of staff on Tuesday, as all its operations have been at a virtual standstill because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The airport said in a statement t

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U.S. politicians' arbitrary interference with HK affairs real threat to "one country, two systems"

A spokesperson of the Commissioner's Office of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Tuesday slammed some U.S. politicians for their arbitrary interfe

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Zoom video conferencing app in the spotlight amid COVID19 outbreak

02:07 An unprecedented number of people are cooped up in their homes. Many are turning to video conferencing platforms to learn, work, and play. No platform is gaining more attention t

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Disney parks in U.S. to remain closed "until further notice" amid COVID-19 pandemic

The Walt Disney Co. announced Friday that its theme park resorts in Florida and California will remain closed indefinitely "until further notice" amid the COVID-19 pandemic. "While there is still

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One mask per medical staff each day, Spanish doctor says

03:22 A Spanish emergency doctor shares her working experience amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of her colleagues are in isolation as they have come in contact with confirmed COVID-19

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UK government launches massive loan schemes to support businesses amid COVID-19 outbreak

The British government launched Monday two new schemes with more than 330 billion pounds (384.4 billion U.S. dollars) of loans and guarantees to help firms keep operating amid the novel coronaviru

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U.S. Fed aims 'bazooka' at coronavirus to backstop economy

The U.S. Federal Reserve on Monday mounted an extraordinary new array of programs to offset the "severe disruptions" to the economy caused by the coronavirus outbreak,

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Gaming company Scopely adds $200 million more to its M&A stockpile

Scopely, the mobile gaming publisher behind titles including Marvel Strike Force, Scrabble Go, Yahtzee with Buddies, and Star Trek Fleet Command, has added another $200 million to its hoard of cash fo

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'We are at war': Macron announces 15-day lockdown

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday ordered strict restrictions on people's movements to slow the spread of the coronavirus, and said the army would be drafted in to help move the sick to hosp

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2020 London Marathon postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak

The London Marathon is the latest in a string of sporting events to be affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. /PHOTO Courtesy: London Marathon- Twitter The 2020 London Marathon has been postponed

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Iran's president urges reduction of trips to avoid COVID-19 spread

TEHRAN, March 11 (Xinhua) -- Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday said that people should minimize all their trips to help government to contain the COVID-19 epidemic, official IRNA news

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Australian PM announces national inquiry into devastating bushfires

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced a national inquiry into the "Black Summer" bushfires. The Royal Commission into the bushfires which claimed at least 33 lives and destroyed tho