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Trump claims ‘total’ authority to reopen economy, over govs

President Donald Trump claimed the “total” authority Monday to decide how and when to reopen the economy after weeks of tough social distancing guidelines aimed at figh

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Setting aside politics, the blame should be on U.S. CDC

Editor's note: Dr. John Gong is a professor at the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) and a research fellow at the Academy of China Open Economy Studies at the UIBE. The art

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Former Uber exec raises $31M for his Jakarta-based logistics startup Kargo, announces relief fund to battle coronavirus

Kargo, a Jakarta-based logistics startup co-founded by veteran Uber Asia executive Tiger Fang, has raised $31 million to scale its business and help firms in the Southeast Asian nation fight the coro

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English football mourns the death of Chelsea goalkeeper legend Bonetti

Peter Bonetti waves to the crowd at halftime during the Champions League clash between Chelsea and PSG at Stamford Bridge, London, England, April 8, 2014. /VCG Tributes have flooded in from th

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U.S. economic recovery from coronavirus could be "long, hard road", Fed official says

The path of U.S. economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic could be a "long, hard road" instead of a "V-shaped" recovery, a senior U.S. Federal Reserve official s

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Coronavirus: The funniest memes providing much-needed lockdown laughs

From dinosaurs going shopping to dogs providing sports commentary, Sky News takes a look at the best coronavirus-inspired memes.

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Boris Johnson 'continues to improve' in intensive care

The prime minister "continues to improve" in intensive care and had a "good night" in hospital, Downing Street has said.Boris Johnson is spending his fourth full day in

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The Front Line: My own Wuhan lockdown story

02:34 Editor's note:The Front Line is a special series of "World Insight with Tian Wei" on CGTN. Coming into being when the world is dealing with a global public health crisis, it prov

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Trump, Biden finally talk as COVID-19 deaths in U.S. surpass 10,000

U.S. President Donald Trump said he had a "very friendly" 15-minute conversation with Joe Biden on Monday after the Democratic presidential front-runner called to discuss the government's handling of

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Join the FirstMark Capital squad for a live Q&A on Zoom tomorrow at 9am PDT

Stuck at home?JK! I know you are! You’re not alone.FirstMark Capital partners Rick Heitzmann, Amish Jani, Matt Turck and Beth Ferreira are also working from home. But neither distance nor virus

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No Need for Hard Quarantine in Russia So Far - WHO

There are currently less than 900 officially confirmed coronavirus cases in Russia, but the country's government has recently introduced a number of self-isolation meas

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Quibi just released a trailer for the Reno 911! revival

If you didn’t know that Reno 911! is coming back, no one could really blame you. There’ve been rumblings about it since early December, but… well, things have been a little bananas s

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Paul McKenna: How a meeting with a hypnotist changed my life

07:14 One man who has made a living out of teaching people how to use their minds in a positive way, is Britain's best-selling non-fiction author Paul McKenna.A hypnotist, behavioral t

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Michelle Obama petitioned to run as vice-president to stop Bernie Sanders, report says

Fearing the selection of Bernie Sanders as the Democrats’ 2020 presidential nominee, a growing number of establishment party officials are reportedly considering Sherro

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Strong, resilient public health systems vital to combating global epidemics, says U.S. expert

Strong and resilient public health systems are critical in the battle against epidemics, a renowned U.S. expert on global health has said. In the prevention and control of major global epidemics,

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Elementor raises $15M for its WordPress website builder

WordPress has become so ubiquitous, it’s easy to forget that it still drives a huge ecosystem of startups that build tools and services around the platform. One of these is Elementor, a graphic

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Salesforce grabs Vlocity for $1.33B, a startup with $1B valuation

It’s been a big news day for Salesforce . It announced that Co-CEO Keith Block would be stepping down, and that it had acquired Vlocity for $1.33 billion in an all-cash deal.It’s no coinci