Twitter has explained why it will not ban Donald Trump’s latest controversial tweet – despite acknowledging that it’s breaking its rules. The president’s post suggested that the postal vote was a “voter security disaster”, suggesting that it was not only allowed for election fraud, but also those who used it …
Read More »Step down to Amazon, you could quickly order ‘everything’ with Tata’s super-app
India’s Tata Group is reportedly looking to roll out a ‘super-app’ that will pit it against rivals, including Amazon AMZN, + 0.09% and billionaire Mukesh Ambani-controlled Reliance Industries, in one of the fastest growing e-commerce markets in the world. The new digital platform, which will launch in India in December …
Read More »A common medication for older adults improves COVID-19 survival rates, say researchers
Medications for high blood pressure could improve survival rates for people suffering from COVID-19 and reduce the severity of infection, according to new research from a team of scientists at the University of East Anglia in the UK and published Monday in the Journal Current Atherosclerosis Reports, a bilingual peer-reviewed …
Read More »COVID-19 and 1918 ‘Spanish flu’ have one depressing thing in common
The coronavirus of 2020 and the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 have many differences and share many similarities, but they also combine at one point: their impact on the economy and employment, and in particular, how richer people had better opportunities to survive their respective pandemics. Both pandemics involve new, …
Read More »Carnival plans to set sail in Europe early next month
Text size A cruise ship from Carnival. MARK RALSTON / AFP / Getty Images Following the postponement of the launch of German cruises earlier this month, Carnival plans to restore sailings from that country and Italy in early September. The exhibition was a setback for Carnival (ticker: CCL), the largest …
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