01:10 One of the UK's leading ear, nose and throat (ENT) consultants believes the loss of the senses of smell and taste could be a new symptom of contracting COVID-19.Nirmal Kumar, pre
Amid the global gloom of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Shanghai Fashion Week (SHFW) has gone virtual, putting its fancy roster of over 150 catwalk shows online and engaging hundreds of thousands of v
Pan-African e-commerce company Jumia is adapting its digital retail network to curb the spread of COVID-19.The Nigeria headquartered operation — with online goods and services verticals in 11 African
Non-essential venues across Australia have been ordered to close from midday on Monday in order to slow the spread of COVID-19. Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Sunday night announced an escalatio
The company's flagship store on Oxford Street in London will close from Monday as streets remain deserted. /Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP High-end department store John Lewis announced on Saturday it
WhatsApp has long grappled with its platform being used to spread misinformation. In the latest move, today it announced two initiatives to fight specifically against fake news and other misinformati
As edtech startups emerge and expand in India, millions of students in the country now have an additional option to choose from when they prepare for competitive exams.But despite the proliferation of
Tesla said Monday it has started delivering the Model Y crossover to customers in the U.S., hitting a milestone one year after unveiling the prototype and six months ahead of schedule.Reports of deli
FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks at the 44th UEFA Congress at Beur van Berlage in Amsterdam, Netherlands, March 3, 2020. /VCG FIFA is urging all football associations to publicise the Wo
One of the defining characteristics of the European Union has been its strong policy of taking an open approach when it comes to borders in the region: the EU may be a collection of individual countri
The medication will be rolled out in April as Sir Elton John calls the move "truly incredible".
By APD writer AliceThe US tech giant Apple has shut down all of its retail stores worldwide, exept those in mainland China until March 27 to prevent the spread of the c
A barrage of rockets hit a base housing U.S. and other coalition troops north of Baghdad on Saturday, Iraqi security officials said, just days after a similar attack ki
Chinese President Xi Jinping said China will continue to provide assistance within its capacity to support South Korea's fight against the COVID-19 outbreak. In a mess
01:58 Europe has been left reeling as U.S. President Donald Trump announced a ban on visitors from the European Schengen area, for at least the next month. The response from Brussels w
Amazon and others have raised awareness of how the in-store shopping experience can be sped up (and into the future) using computer vision to let a person pay for and take away items without ever inte
The world oil demand growth in 2020was adjusted lower by0.92million barrels per day (bpd) to 0.06million bpd,considering slower global economic growthand a wider spread of COVID-19beyond China, th