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[ad_1] In recent weeks, the major oil companies have been releasing their first-quarter finances. These reports are particularly notable because they provide the first insights into how much the recent collapse in oil prices impacted industry players. Many of the world’s largest oil companies posted losses in the first quarter, …

[ad_1] A harmonized and collaborative approach to clinical trials, expansion and distribution of candidate vaccines to prevent COVID-19 is essential, scientific leaders write in a perspective published today in Science. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the government, industry, and academia have come up with a variety of candidate vaccines. The …

[ad_1] We all use apps. We know that they capture information about us. But exactly how much information? I have worked as a software engineer at Apple and a medium-tech company. I have seen the good and the bad. And my experience at Apple makes me feel much more comfortable …

[ad_1] Microsoft is rolling out a new Office 365 feature that will block responses to messages on large email distribution lists. The feature is activated when the system receives 10 total response responses on a thread with more than 5,000 recipients in 60 minutes. Those who try to reply in …

[ad_1] Ethiopia has exported $ 400 million worth of horticulture during the first nine months of Ethiopia’s current budget year, which began on July 8, 2019. This is indicated by the Director of horticultural support of the Ministry of Agriculture, Mekonnen Solomon, who spoke on the day of the state, …

[ad_1] WhatsApp appears to be chasing Zoom with its mobile web app to support video calls with up to 50 people, offering an effective alternative to Zoom, Google Meet and Skype. The new video calling feature is currently in a beta version of the desktop app, which was discovered by …

[ad_1] The European Commission (EC) launched a public consultation to establish an EU-level policy to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing across the bloc. The EC’s “bold action plan”, announced on Thursday, aims to ensure a “unified and comprehensive policy across the EU” to better combat money laundering and illegal …

[ad_1] To help prepare for a possible Covid-19 vaccine, researchers are launching a new project in India to help design an efficient and sustainable delivery mechanism. If a Covid-19 vaccine is developed, scientists and countries will still face challenges in distributing that vaccine globally. Universal access to vaccines is a …

[ad_1] Dubai: Saudi Arabia introduced Monday it was tripling taxes on basic items, elevating them to 15%, and slicing spending on main initiatives by round $ 26 billion because it grapples with blows from the coronavirus pandemic and low oil prices on its economy. Saudi residents may even lose a …

[ad_1] Every year, some nine million people worldwide, equivalent to the population of Austria, die of starvation or hunger-related diseases. That’s pretty tragic, but COVID-19’s disruption of food supply chains risks doubling this number in 2020. This is the hidden cost of the coronavirus pandemic, and it will fall on …