Facebook Data Help Track COVID-19 Spread

Facebook Data Help Track COVID-19 Spread

Facebook likely knows a lot about you already. So would you fill out a survey on the social media site...

US Moves to Cut Off Huawei From Global Chip Suppliers

US Moves to Cut Off Huawei From Global Chip Suppliers

The Trump administration on Friday moved to block shipments of semiconductors to Huawei Technologies from global chipmakers, in an action...

Swedish Prime Minister Defends COVID-19 Response

Swedish Prime Minister Defends COVID-19 Response

Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven defended his country’s strategy in fighting the spread of COVID-19, pushing back on the notion...

Russia’s Media Regulator Asks Google to Block Article Questioning COVID Death Toll

Russia’s Media Regulator Asks Google to Block Article Questioning COVID Death Toll

Russia’s media regulator, Roskomnadzor, has asked Google to block an article about the controversy over official data on coronavirus deaths...

Slovenia Lifts Many of Its COVID-19 Restrictions

Slovenia Lifts Many of Its COVID-19 Restrictions

The Slovenian government has declared an official end to many of its coronavirus limits, becoming the first European country to...

Taiwanese Chip Company to Build $12 Billion Arizona Plant

Taiwanese Chip Company to Build $12 Billion Arizona Plant

A Taiwan-based company is planning a $12 billion semiconductor factory in the U.S. state of Arizona.Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is...

The Scramble to Create COVID-19 Apps

The Scramble to Create COVID-19 Apps

It’s a race against time.As communities start to open, governments are rushing to put together smartphone apps that can be...

Montenegrans Protest Priests’ Detention

Montenegrans Protest Priests’ Detention

Protesters in Montenegro took on the streets again Thursday, a day after police arrested dozens of demonstrators demanding the release...

Turkey’s Erdogan Eases Coronavirus Restrictions Despite Complacency Fears

Turkey’s Erdogan Eases Coronavirus Restrictions Despite Complacency Fears

Turkey is easing COVID-19 restrictions as the government claims success in containing the virus. While infection and death rates are...

In Russia, Rumblings of Discontent Grow as Oligarchs Move to Plug Gaps

In Russia, Rumblings of Discontent Grow as Oligarchs Move to Plug Gaps

Once they scrambled to grab what they could from a disintegrating Soviet state, exploiting the political and economic chaos of...

80-Year-Old Russian Woman Defies COVID Fears to Help Others

80-Year-Old Russian Woman Defies COVID Fears to Help Others

In a world full of bad news on coronavirus, the good deeds of quiet people often go unnoticed. In a...

COVID Deaths Increase in Spain

COVID Deaths Increase in Spain

Spain’s health ministry reported Thursday the country’s daily coronavirus death toll rose above 200 for the first time in five...

Australia Parliament Debunks 5G COVID-19 Conspiracy Theory

Australia Parliament Debunks 5G COVID-19 Conspiracy Theory

An Australian parliamentary report has debunked a conspiracy theory linking COVID-19 to 5G technology. Anti-lockdown protesters in Australia and beyond...

EU: Possible Virus Drug Approval ‘Before The Summer’

EU: Possible Virus Drug Approval ‘Before The Summer’

The European Medicines Agency predicted that there could be licensed drugs to treat the new coronavirus in the next few...

European Markets Sustain Major Losses

European Markets Sustain Major Losses

European markets are all trading lower Thursday amid rising fears that the global economy is still in the grips of...

Australian Parliamentary Committee Debunks 5G COVID-19 Conspiracy Theory

Australian Parliamentary Committee Debunks 5G COVID-19 Conspiracy Theory

An Australian parliamentary report has debunked a conspiracy theory linking COVID-19 to 5G technology. Anti-lockdown protesters in Australia and beyond...

WHO: Coronavirus ‘May Never Go Away’

WHO: Coronavirus ‘May Never Go Away’

As people around the world wonder when the coronavirus might go away, experts say: Maybe never.The World Health Organization warned...

Merkel: ‘Hard Evidence’ of Russian Cyber Attack on German Parliament 

Merkel: ‘Hard Evidence’ of Russian Cyber Attack on German Parliament 

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she has “hard evidence” that Russia hacked the website of Germany’s parliament in 2015 and allegedly stole documents from her own...

Robots Reduce Spread of Infection, but Are They Threat to Jobs?

Robots Reduce Spread of Infection, but Are They Threat to Jobs?

Retailers are turning to robots to perform essential tasks that employees are no longer able to do because of social...

Colombia, Netherlands to Probe TikTok’s Management of Children’s Data

Colombia, Netherlands to Probe TikTok’s Management of Children’s Data

Colombia’s commerce regulator will be investigating whether Chinese-owned social media app TikTok complies with laws on the collection and treatment...

EU Announces Plan to Reopen to Domestic Tourism

EU Announces Plan to Reopen to Domestic Tourism

The European Union Wednesday announced its plan to help European citizens salvage their summer vacations and resurrect Europe’s damaged tourism...

People Move Around Less During Lockdown, Tech Giants Say

People Move Around Less During Lockdown, Tech Giants Say

As governments and communities around the world respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, Google and other tech giants have been tracking...