Sweden's former top virus expert says lockdowns are just a way of delaying the inevitable and warns that New Zealand could face years of quarantining foreigners entering the country, even after wiping out Covid-19.Johan Giesecke...

The World Health Organisation said yesterday that although a market in the Chinese city of Wuhan selling live animals likely played a significant role in the emergence of the new coronavirus, it does not recommend that such markets...

South African Breweries, one of the world's largest brewers, says it may have to destroy 400 million bottles of beer as a result of the country's ban on alcohol sales that is part of its lockdown measures to combat the spread of the...

A Colombian advertising company is pitching a novel if morbid solution to shortages of hospital beds and coffins during the coronavirus pandemic: combine them.ABC Displays has created a cardboard bed with metal railings that designers...

The decision to shelve detailed advice from the nation's top disease control experts for reopening communities during the coronavirus pandemic came from the highest levels of the White House, according to internal government emails...

BHP Billiton chief executive Andrew Mackenzie says the group’s petroleum division is here to stay.

Chief financial officer of contracting firm Downer EDI and former Qantas senior executive Kevin Fletcher has died.

Le Québec en dehors de la grande région de Montréal s’apprête à rouvrir les écoles et les garderies, et plusieurs inquiétudes persistent.

CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie will testify at a House of Commons standing committee on finance on Thursday. The appearance on a videoconference will come nine days after news broke that the CFL had asked the federal government for up to $150 million in financial assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A firearms rights group is launching a constitutional challenge of the government's ban on 'assault-style' weapons, saying the regulatory change threatens a fundamental charter right.

The Canadian military has stripped bases across the country of their uniformed medical personnel to support long-term care homes in Quebec that have been overrun by COVID-19.

Statistics Canada has launched an investigation after a media outlet reported its latest job-loss figures more than a half hour before the data was officially released.

As the fallout from COVID-19 adds hundreds of billions of dollars to the national debt, senior federal officials say there will be no aggressive attempts at deficit reduction until Canada's economic recovery is well underway.

Ahmaud Arbery was gunned down by two white men while jogging in Georgia. The #IRunWithMaud campaign honors his life with a 2.23-mile run or walk.

From Harvey Weinstein and beyond, a chronological list of moments related to the #MeToo movement.

The pandemic has halted our ability to grieve and mourn the way we normally would have, says one expert.

TWO aquifers that supply water to market gardeners, businesses and parks in Adelaide’s north have been temporarily shut down in response to concerns over possible groundwater contamination in the area.

After a decade of marriage, one Hollywood couple has decided to call it quits. E! News can confirm Grey's Anatomy star Caterina Scorsone and her husband Rob Giles have decided to go...

Bethenny Frankel is wishing her daughter Bryn a very happy 10th birthday. The former Real Housewives of New York star marked the pre-teen's birthday by sharing a rare few photos, one...

Roy Horn of the famous Siegrfried & Roy duo has died at the age of 75 from complications caused by the coronavirus. According to a press release, the legendary performer succumbed to...

This Friday, May 8 would've marked Ahmaud Arbery's 26th birthday. And though he's no longer with them, the Arbery family is finding comfort in the fact that Georgia state...

I've traveled a lot over the years, saving up all the dollars and vacation days I can manage to embark on solo adventures around the globe. Whether I've ended up road-tripping...

Senior media figures have warned of the coronavirus "perfect storm" hitting newspapers, saying the drop in circulation and ad revenue could lead to some outlets disappearing completely.

Gogglebox star June Bernicoff has died at the age of 82 after a short illness.

Magician Roy Horn, best known as part of the Las Vegas performing duo of Siegfried & Roy, has died at the age of 75 after contracting coronavirus.

Ahead of Monday's crunch meeting of top-flight shareholders, the Hornets have joined Brighton and Aston Villa in making their opposition to the current 'Project Restart' plans clear

EXCLUSIVE: The WWE star and dad-of-two talks about silver linings of lockdown, keeping in touch with The New Day, how the NSPCC can help families and his plans for fans

Ozil's Arsenal career is seemingly coming to an end with little over a year remaining on his current contract, but Leno has responded to claims his teammate is no longer up to the task

Deji Sotona turned 17 in December but hasn't yet been tied down to a professional deal at United, despite the club's senior stars being impressed by him

En quoi ce nouveau service d’écoute musicale en continu va se démarquer de ses gigantesques rivaux sur le marché. Explications en cinq points.

In February 2019, CB Insights announced their third annual AI 100 - a list of the 100 most promising AI startups across the globe. And today, they're recapping where those companies made it in the past 12 months.

Keep on reading: AI Startups of 2019: Where Are They Now?

On-demand software, or software as a service, is changing how companies do business. The notion of cloud software and the Internet of Things has dominated the technology discussion for some years, but it's more than just another Silicon Valley buzzword.

Keep on reading: How On-Demand Solutions are Changing the World of Enterprise Software

Software industry public stock market and M&A valuations reached record peaks yet again in 2019. This was led by investor and buyer interest in publicly traded SaaS companies (8.2x EV/Revenue) and SaaS M&A targets (4.9x EV/Revenue). M&A deal activity also reached record levels in 2019, as SaaS M&A volume grew 27% during the year.

Keep on reading: SEG 2020 Annual Software Industry Report

Reports claim General Electric is selling off key digital assets, which likely include its Predix platform. What are the implications for IoT?

Keep on reading: GE’s Digital Spinoff: What Does It Mean for the Internet of Things?

Discussing data center green initiatives in 2020 and Ireland's position on their growth with Páraic Hayes, Head of US West Coast, for IDA Ireland.

Keep on reading: Quick Answers to Quick Questions: In conversation with Páraic Hayes, Head of US West Coast, IDA Ireland

A closer look at the strategic technical developments aimed at improving mobile data security and endpoint experience.

Keep on reading: Presenting the Internet of “Security” Things

(MedPage Today) -- Study Authors: Robert Zeiser, Nikolas von Bubnoff, et al.; Nelson Chao Target Audience and Goal Statement: Oncologists, hematologists The goal of this study was to determine the benefit/risk profile of the Janus kinase (JAK...

(MedPage Today) -- Women who conceived their first child via assisted reproductive technology (ART) and returned for a second baby had better than even probability of getting pregnant again, according to a large population-based study. After six...

(MedPage Today) -- Researchers developed a potential vaccine for a certain type of virus infection that leads to an autoimmune attack, which may result in turn in part to the development of type 1 diabetes. "Our hope is that these trials will show...

(MedPage Today) -- Five days of prophylactic granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) proved as effective as 7 to 10 days for preventing chemotherapy-induced febrile neutropenia in patients with early breast cancer, a randomized trial showed...

Huge crowds flocked to shopping centres across Australia in a pre-Mother's Day rush which was good news for the retail industry, but set off alarm bells for a potential coronavirus spike, with one shopper describing the scenes like "swimming in a COVID soup".

A national movement stalled by backlash politics gets some new wind at its back.

Four veteran GOP campaign managers gathered—virtually—to predict an unprecedented race that’s been blindsided by a pandemic and an economic collapse.

The Trump-Biden fight is already underway, and it's totally online. What it's like to spend seven days following their whirlwind all-digital faceoff.

The women of May 19th bombed the U.S. Capitol and plotted Henry Kissinger’s murder. But they’ve been long forgotten.

The senior senator faces an especially difficult reelection challenge. Did she change or did her voters?

A DISABILITY support pensioner accused of ripping off Centrelink for $90,000 by claiming her long-term boyfriend was a housemate has pleaded not guilty to fraud charges.

WHEN reaching for the steak knife double check the T-bone is on its way because strict new laws banning knives in public places take effect this week.

BY the time most people read this, hundreds of hardy souls will have taken the plunge for the fourth annual Dark Mofo Nude Solstice Swim.

The NRL is facing pressure from one of the greats of rugby league, as Melbourne Storm captain Cameron Smith calls for the 2020 season to be halted as a result of coronavirus.