San Francisco (AFP) – Facebook said Thursday that it was looking to add notifications about the source of posts related to the coronavirus and will warn users when they share stories that are older than 90 days. The movements aim to add more context to the stories shared on the …
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Virgin Australia Finds New Owner At US Private Equity Firm Bain Capital
Company administrators announced Friday that they had selected Bain Capital, the US private equity firm, to take over the company, two months after its collapse. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Bain won over Cyrus Capital Partners, a New York-based investment firm, which had also submitted a binding offer. …
Read More »India: China deployed the army in ‘large numbers’ at the disputed border | China News
China deployed large numbers of troops and weapons along a disputed Himalayan border in violation of bilateral agreements, the Indian Foreign Ministry said, accusing Beijing of escalating tensions and triggering a deadly clash last week. “The heart of the matter is that since the beginning of May, the Chinese side …
Read More »Lawyer sues Cuomo over 14-day ‘unconstitutional’ quarantine for out-of-state visitors
A lawyer filed a lawsuit and requested an emergency temporary restraining order against New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday over new restrictions that require people traveling to the region from states experiencing an increase in coronavirus cases to the quarantine, arguing that it is a “summary” of their right …
Read More »Coronavirus: volunteers for antibody tests wanted
Image copyright AFP Screenshot Antibody tests are already underway in many other countries. Volunteers from NHS staff and other public service workers are being sought for a study on the effectiveness of Covid-19 antibody home test kits. Several rapid response kits will be studied, including one from a consortium that …
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