Over a half of small businesses in the U.S. could shut down within six months due to the hit of COVID-19, said a newly released survey from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).Having
TOP HEADLINESGermany eases strict lockdown measures but simultaneously launches an "emergency brake" mechanism, allowing for renewed restrictions in case infections pick up again.The World Health Org
11:39 The COVID-19 pandemic is adversely affecting the appetite for much sought-after U.S. degrees among Chinese students, who were already "reconsidering" and "diversifying" their aca
France's death toll from the novel coronavirus rose to 25,809, the world's fifth-highest behind the United States, Britain, Italy and Spain, according to figures relea
02:04 Some would think Malaysians would have been overjoyed at the easing of lockdown curbs, but that is not the case.After almost seven weeks during which going grocery shopping was l
People, some wearing protective face masks, walk through the City of London, as the number of coronavirus cases worldwide continues to grow, in London, Britain, March 16, 2020. /Reuters The Un
Got something in your medical history that first responders should know about if you call 911? Things like known drug allergies, or the medications you’re on?The iPhone and Apple Watch will soo
COVID-19 contact tracing apps could be vital in controlling the pandemic. /Ina Fassbender /AFP As governments around Europe look to come out of lockdown sooner or later, most acknowledge the n
A UN official on Tuesday said that conditions in many prisons in the region of Americas are deeply worrying with thousands of inmates and prison officials being infect
by Xinhua writer Zhang Xin In a heart-wrenching move, the U.S. federal government recently ordered 100,000 new body bags for what it feared the "worst-case" scenario as the coronavirus pandemic co
Peanut, an app that began as a tool for finding new mom friends, has evolved into a social network now used by 1.6 million women to discuss a range of topics, from pregnancy and parenthood to marriage
Editor's note:This is the 53rd article in the COVID-19 Global Roundup series. Here is thepreviousone.Six weeks into the world's largest lockdown, India has paid a huge economic price and endured exce
German Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann presents the annual 2018 report in Frankfurt, Germany, February 27, 2019. /Reuters The Bundesbank must stop buying government bonds under the European
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk and Canadian singer Grimes have been in a relationship for more than two years.
Employees work on a production line manufacturing metal parts for furniture at a factory in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, April 30, 2020. /Reuters Asia's factory activity was ravag
Real Madrid players during a training session, Madrid, Spain, February 29, 2020. /VCG Spanish football is beginning to move toward reclaiming some semblance of normalcy as the country's sports
U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday he "firmly believes" there'll be a vaccine for COVID-19 by the end of 2020 and pushed for reopening of the country and economy as "people want to go back to wo
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