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[ad_1] Ethiopia pardons more than 4,000 prisoners to help prevent coronavirus spread US unemployment surges to a Depression-era level of 14.7% By The Associated Press The coronavirus crisis has sent U.S. unemployment surging to 14.7%, a level last seen when the country was in the throes of the Depression and …

[ad_1] Paris (AFP) When Eliud Kipchoge made history by breaking the two-hour mark for the marathon, the Kenyan was wearing a pair of controversial Nike sneakers that he has sent rival companies to catch up on a business worth billions of dollars. The likes of Adidas, Asics, Brooks, Hoka, New …

[ad_1] “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” has eight-person multiplayer online or on the same console. Image: Nintendo via AFP Relaxnews Nintendo’s popular Switch console and blockbuster games, including “Animal Crossing,” fueled a sharp increase in profits and sales, which were also helped by gamers who were stuck at home due to …

[ad_1] The COVID-19 crisis has paralyzed economies around the world. Large extensions of manufacturing have been idle, and sectors such as aviation and tourism are largely closed. In the midst of all the economic ruin, some have pointed out a supposed positive side: cleaner air. But while it’s true that …

[ad_1] Nintendo’s popular Switch console and blockbuster games, including “Animal Crossing,” fueled a sharp increase in profits and sales, which were also helped by gamers who were stuck at home due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Japanese gaming giant said Thursday that it had made annual net profits of 258.6 …

[ad_1] Google’s Duo video chat app will soon allow you to make group video calls on the web, the search company announced today. That could be a practical way to catch up with your friends and family while you distance yourself socially during the COVID-19 pandemic, though group call participants …

[ad_1] VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 6, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – International Petroleum Corporation (IPC or Corporation) (TSX, Nasdaq Stockholm: IPCO) today released its financial and operating results and related management’s discussion and analysis for the three months ended March 31, 2020. Corporate update In the April 2, 2020 press release, …

[ad_1] Amazon announces the death of an employee at the controversial Staten Island facility Dave Lee in San Francisco A worker at an Amazon facility in Staten Island, New York, died of the coronavirus, the company confirmed, bringing the total number of employees killed by Covid-19 to three. The Staten …

[ad_1] FT subscribers can click here to receive FirstFT every day by email. A bat virus specialist known as China’s “bat woman” and her laboratory in Wuhan have become the center of a furious blame game between the United States and China for the source of the coronavirus outbreak. United …

[ad_1] US stock futures USA They rose slightly in overnight trading and posted gains at the opening on Wednesday, after two positive sessions in the stock markets. The increase in the number of states is beginning to reopen their economies in the first two weeks of May, making investors optimistic, …