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Supermarket habits: Are they here to stay after COVID-19?

01:52 There has been a visible difference in the way people have changed their shopping habits since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.This comes after supermarkets implemented new re

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Nearly million more in U.S. file jobless claims

The coronavirus pandemic continues to hurt the U.S. job market, with another 2.981 million Americans filing for unemployment, according to U.S. Department of Labor.With these new

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Pakistan calls for implementation of U.S.-Taliban deal amid spike in violence

Pakistan on Thursday emphasized on the implementation of the agreement between the United States and the Taliban for Afghan peace, amid spike in violence in Afghanista

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COVID-19: Latinos hit by high infection rates, deaths and job losses

The U.S. Latino community is being slammed by COVID-19. "We are dying at a higher rate because we have no other choice… These are the delivery food people, the people that are th

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Africa CDC commends Chinese support on COVID-19 fight

Chinese medical experts are helping African countries to manage COVID-19 outbreak, the Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Thursday. Speaking to press on Thursday,

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EU suspends delivery of 10 million masks over quality issues

The European Commission said Thursday it has suspended the delivery of 10 million Chinese masks to member states and Britain after two countries complained about the po

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Give the gift of Extra Crunch membership

Starting today, TechCrunch readers can send an Extra Crunch annual membership as a gift to a friend, family member or co-worker. For a limited time we’re offering the gift at a discounted rate of $99/

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COVID-19: Brazil converted Maracana Stadium into field hospital

02:33 Brazil continues to be hard hit by theCOVID-19 pandemic with experts believing the worst is still to come.The iconic MaracanaStadiumin Rio de Janeiro has been transformed into th

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Trudeau announces financial assistance for students impacted by COVID-19 pandemic

A notice of closure due to the COVID-19 outbreak is seen at a playground in Toronto, Canada, on April 2, 2020. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)Canadian students and recent g

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Unsung heroes on COVID-19 frontline – pharmacists

A pharmacist delivers medicine to a customer at the entrance of a store in Instanbul. /CGTN In Turkey, as in many countries around the world, people have clapped in honor of medical workers. D

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U.S. economy: How some states are plotting their reopening

While the Trump administration has been adamant on reopening U.S. states and revitalizing the economy, some people, like the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr.

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Meet American small business owners under COVID-19

03:01 COVID-19 has had an immediate impact on American retail stores, both large and small.We meet Eduardo Betancourt, the Co-owner of fashion maker Adara by Carol B, and listen to how

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Fantasy sports startup Sleeper closes Series B led by a16z as it expands to esports amid pandemic

Sleeper is widening its ambitions to esports as the arena sports world goes into hibernation amid the COVID-19 pandemic.While CEO Nan Wang has high hopes that the upcoming NFL season can proceed amid

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Austria registers over 1.8 mln unemployed or in short-time work

As of Monday, over 1.8 million people have registered as jobless or in short-time work in Austria, said the government in its first weekly job market update during the

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U.S. media report says COVID-19 deaths undercounted in Mexico

When the COVID-19 outbreak began sweeping through Mexico, the government was slow to act on enforcing social distancing and lacked proper testing, according to a published report.According to the

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Sao Paulo extends quarantine through May

In an indication the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage parts of Brazil,the governor ofSaoPaulo, Joao Doria, announced on Friday the extension of theCOVID-19quarantine in the statethrough th

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Britain to quarantine travellers for 14 days, UK airlines association says

The British government has told airlines it will introduce a 14-day quarantine period for most people arriving from abroad to try to avoid a second peak of the coronavi