A view of the nearly deserted Bourbon Street, which is normally bustling with tourists and revelers, is seen in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., March 19, 2020. /AP Weekly j
IAAF President Sebastian Coe talks to the media during an IAAF press conference prior to the 17th IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, September 25, 2019. /VCG World Athletics ch
IAAF President Sebastian Coe talks to the media during an IAAF press conference prior to the 17th IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, September 25, 2019. /VCG World Athletics ch
Like many Cubans, Elba Rosa Rodriguez, 61, earns income from tourism, which has dried up amid the COVID-19 pandemic. But she had no doubt that right now containing the spread of the novel coro
A new type of test developed by UK researchers from the Brunel University London, Lancaster University and the University of Surrey can provide COVID-19 detection in as little as 30 minutes, using han
France’s Ministry of State for Digital Affairs Cédric O and public investment bank Bpifrance announced a comprehensive support plan for startups this morning. Some French startups are going to face r
Snapchat’s location sharing app acquisition Zenly has gamified shelter-in-place during the COVID-19 outbreak. Today the app launched its Stay At Home challenge that shows a leaderboard of which
Following the announcement that it’s committing $25 million in waived fees and free services to support local businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, Yelp announced a new effort this morni
SpaceX has thus far managed to avoid much in the way of impact to its upcoming launch schedule, despite the widespread global coronavirus pandemic. The company successfully launched 60 more of its St
There are a lot of global efforts underway to develop vaccines and treatments for COVID-19, including repurposing of existing drugs approved for use in treating other forms of coronavirus and respirat
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday said that travelers arriving from the United States will be asked to self-quarantine for 14 days in an effort to curb the
An Iranian official on Sunday criticized World Bank for failing to invite Iran to a recent regional meeting related to the novel coronavirus outbreak, official IRNA ne
One of the key lessons from the Chinese experience so far is that it is important for macroeconomic policy to focus on mitigating the economic impact of the COVID-19 shock and supporting the recover
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday said that the city is running out of essential medical equipment for fighting the pandemic. During an interview with local news channel NBC on Sunday m
U.S. federal prosecutors have filed and won a temporary restraining order against a website offering a fraudulent coronavirus vaccine, which the Justice Department said is its first enforcement action
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is moving much more quickly to grant special ’emergency use authorization’ to equipment and tests that could help increase testing for the novel
Right now the world is at war. But this is no ordinary war. It’s a fight with an organism so small we can only detect it through use of a microscope — and if we don’t stop it, it cou
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