A joint statement from the world’s major tech companies on Monday night makes a plea to other companies to join them in helping to combat “fraud and misinformation” during the coronavirus pandemic. epidemic. Among the companies making the request: Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter,
China identifies with Italy’s urgent concerns, and will send more medical experts to Italy and do its best to provide medical supplies and other assistance, Xi Jinping said. BEIJING, March 17 (Xinhua) — China will send more medical experts to
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada closed its borders to all foreign nationals except U.S. citizens and permanent residents on Monday, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urging people to limit social contact to stem the spread of the new coronavirus. Several other
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) on Monday said it would hire 100,000 warehouse and delivery workers in the United States to deal with a surge in online orders, as many consumers have turned to the web to meet their needs
US President Donald Trump has said the nationwide coronavirus emergency could last until the end of the summer or even longer. He said Americans over the next 15 days should not gather in groups of more than 10 and avoid
Stocks fell sharply Monday — with the Dow suffering its worst day since the “Black Monday” market crash in 1987 and its third-worst day ever — even after the Federal Reserve embarked on a massive monetary stimulus campaign to curb
Oil prices slid more than 6% on Monday as the acceleration in coronavirus cases worldwide, which is bringing travel and business to a standstill, further dents global demand for crude. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude dropped 6.4%,or $2.05, to trade at
Bars, restaurants, theatres and movie houses in New York and Los Angeles were ordered to shut down and several nations in South and Central America closed their borders in the latest moves around the world to combat the spread of
BUENOS AIRES, March 16. /TASS/. Argentina will close its borders to counter the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Argentine President Alberto Fernandez told a press conference on Sunday. “Argentine borders will be closed for the next 15 days, and
TOKYO, March 16. /TASS/. The leaders of G7 countries will hold a teleconference on March 16 to discuss the spread of the novel coronavirus in the world, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday at the debates in the