The Guardian - 4 years ago
Disruption of essential maternity and health services is the biggest crisis faced by under fives since second world warCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAs many as 6,000 children around the world could die every day from pre...
The Guardian - 4 years ago
Economy commissioner Paolo Gentiloni says bloc needs a sound plan to avoid divisionsThe risk of an uneven economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis poses an “existential threat” to the European Union, one of its most senior economic policymakers...
TechCrunch - 4 years ago
VanMoof, the Dutch e-bike startup which launched in 2009, is now officially a “scale-up” after attracting a €12.5M / $13.5M investment from London VC Balderton Capital and SINBON Electronics, the Taiwan-based electronics manufacturer which is its bik...
BBC News - 4 years ago
Why is England pressing ahead with plans to ease lockdown rules ahead of the rest of the UK?
Mashable - 4 years ago
Facebook has agreed to pay $52 million to its content moderators as compensation for mental health issues caused by their work. The internet is already generally a cesspool of filth and cruelty, so one can only imagine the incredibly horrific thing...
TechCrunch - 4 years ago
Update: Slack says connection issues are now fixed for everyone. Everyone should be able to connect to Slack now. Please let us know at feedback@slack.com if you have any connection trouble. Thank you for being patient with us, we appreciate it. ht...
TechCrunch - 4 years ago
Slack is currently fixing issues that are preventing some users from connecting or sending messages, according to its Status page. The company’s latest update on Twitter says some people may start seeing improvements, but that the company is still w...
The Guardian - 4 years ago
Fears more victims could be found after experienced group caught in heavy seas and thick sea foam off coast of The HagueAt least five experienced surfers have drowned after going out in stormy weather off the coast of The Hague, Dutch authorities hav...
Mashable - 4 years ago
We've all changed a lot during the last four years, but nobody's image has changed quite as much as Tim Kaine, Virginia senator, and now, socially-distanced wild west bandit. An image of Kaine glaring down the Senate floor while wearing a ban...
The New York Times - 4 years ago
Law enforcement officials’ abrupt decision to end the case drew accusations from former colleagues that they had undermined the rule of law.
The Guardian - 4 years ago
The app will ask for your name (or pseudonym), age range, postcode and phone number. Scott Morrison says the Australian government’s covid safe tracking app won’t be mandatory to download and install, but its uptake numbers could play a part in easin...
The New York Times - 4 years ago
One sick singer attended choir practice, infecting 53 others, two of whom died. A study released by the C.D.C. shows that self-isolation and tracing efforts helped contain the outbreak.
The Guardian - 4 years ago
Each worker will get $1,000, more if they were diagnosed with a disorder as a result of the material they viewedFacebook has agreed to pay a settlement of $52m in a court case alleging the company failed to protect workers tasked with moderating dist...
BBC News - 4 years ago
Grants will be paid into the accounts of eligible people six days after applying, the government says.
The Guardian - 4 years ago
The territory is braced for a summer of activism, but mass demonstrations may be a thing of the past as police target leaders, reporters and freedomsHong Kong is bracing for another summer of protest after renewed violence in parliament, shopping mal...