CHICAGO: Amazon.com has extended a work-from-home policy until Jan 8 and is continuing to ask employees to defer all non-essential travel, a spokeswoman said on Wednesday (Jul 15). This comes adter the company on Tuesday launched a pilot healthcare programme for its employees and their families to provide primary services […]
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OKLAHOMA CITY: Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Kevin Stitt said on Wednesday (Jul 15) he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the first time a US state governor has announced they were infected. The number of US cases has spiked, particularly in the south and west, since local officials started loosening […]
A Shinto maiden wearing a protective face mask walks at a shrine amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan Jul 15, 2020. WASHINGTON: Coronavirus infections surged across the globe on Wednesday (Jul 15), forcing several countries to put the brakes on reopening or impose new restrictions on […]
OTTAWA: Canada’s efforts to flatten the curve of coronavirus cases have put the country on the cusp of zero deaths from COVID-19 for the first time since March, but officials see worrying signs of a new spike as provinces lift restrictions. For months, Canadians followed strict public health rules on […]
WASHINGTON: US infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said on Wednesday (Jul 15) he did not understand the White House effort to discredit him in the battle against coronavirus and believed it was a “major mistake” that reflected poorly on them. The White House over the weekend distributed a list of […]
Volkswagen on Wednesday said it was replacing software chief Christian Senger and moving the centre of its group-wide software development from its Wolfsburg headquarters to Ingolstadt, where premium brand Audi is based. FILE PHOTO: The company logo is seen at the headquarters of the German car manufacturer Audi in Ingolstadt, […]
LUXEMBOURG: Europe’s second-highest court on Wednesday (Jul 15) rejected an EU order for Apple to pay 13 billion euros (US$15 billion) in Irish back taxes, dealing a blow to the bloc’s attempts to crack down on sweetheart tax deals. In its order four years ago, the European Commission said Apple […]
Reliance Industries on Wednesday said Alphabet Inc’s Google will buy a 7.7 per cent stake in its digital unit for US$4.5 billion, winning the backing of another U.S. tech giant after Facebook Inc in late April. NEW DELHI/OAKLAND: Alphabet’s Google will buy a 7.7per cent stake for US$4.5 billion in […]
SINGAPORE: Resorts World Sentosa (RWS), one of Singapore’s biggest private-sector employers, said on Wednesday (Jul 15) it was laying off staff as part of cost-cutting measures in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The resort, which is owned by Genting Singapore, declined to say how many staff members were affected […]
SINGAPORE: The Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group recorded a 99.3 per cent year-on-year decline in passenger carriage in June, according to its operating results published on Wednesday (Jul 15). Overall results improved marginally from May despite travel demand continuing to be severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic as flights slowly began […]