One of Google’s best-known faces may have quietly made his exit. A CNET source says that former CEO Eric Schmidt left his technical advisor position with Alphabet and Google in February, cutting his last official role at the company. It’s not certain...

Numerous countries have COVID-19 symptom and tracking apps, but the World Health Organization wants to fill in those gaps for the countries that are too stretched to develop their own software. The WHO’s Bernardo Mariano told Reuters in an interview...

Canada must improve its COVID-19 data collection efforts for First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities if it wants to better understand how the novel coronavirus is impacting Indigenous people across the country, Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller said Saturday.

An analysis of fundraising data suggests March 2020 was one of Canada's worst political fundraising months on record.

Here's proof we're living in the 'Twilight Zone' now -- a construction joint in SoCal won't let people inside while wearing face masks, but on physical contact ... all good by them! Check out this photo that was taken recently of a store in Simi…

Dr. Fauci is headed for self-isolation -- a tweaked version, that is -- after a White House staffer tested positive for coronavirus ... but he's only doing so as a precaution. The director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious…

There were no fans present but plenty of masks and sanitiser, as UFC got back underway after the coronavirus shutdown with a behind-closed-doors event in Florida.

When the pandemic crisis ends, Canadians are going to have to reckon with the fact that the 'essential' workers who got them through it are some of the lowest-paid people among us.

After the contact, FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn immediately took a diagnostic test for COVID-19 and tested negative. He wrote a note to staff that he is in self-quaratine for the next 2 weeks.
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Results from a new modeling study, along with news of the first reported death of an ICE detainee, increase concerns among experts who fear local hospitals may be unable to care for those who need it.
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Demi Lovato says she's really happy with Max Ehrich after posting their swoon-worthy moment from the new Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber video, "Stuck with U," directly to her own...

Rihanna is a big mood. There's no denying the Fenty Beauty founder is our style, makeup and music inspiration. And on Friday night, she gave us another reason to love...

It's a girl! And her name is Hope Elizabeth. Tony-award-winning Broadway star Ruthie Ann Miles and her husband Jonathan Blumenstein welcomed a new member to the family recently,...

Little Richard, who died on Saturday at 87, whipped audiences into frenzies from the earliest days of rock 'n' roll.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with University of Texas at San Antonio professor of clinical psychology, Dr. Mary McNaughton-Cassill, about common stress responses to disasters and other traumatic events.

The report comes as the government announced all states must now meet federal reporting guidelines. The type of information gathered by states up to now has been inconsistent.

A weight-lifting guru, author and podcaster calls the U.S. response to the pandemic an “exercise in hysteria" that might do more harm than good

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said on Saturday it would allow state health departments to distribute Gilead Sciences Inc's remdesivir drug to fight COVID-19, and the United States would receive about 40% of the drug maker's global donation.

Three children in New York have died from a rare inflammatory syndrome believed to be linked to the novel coronavirus, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Saturday, a development that may augur a pandemic risk for the very young.

Three senior officials guiding the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic were in self-quarantine on Saturday after coming into contact with someone who had tested positive for the disease, their agencies and spokesmen said.

Semi-retired in Westwood, he'd rather stay at home, but begins each day taking a homeless tent census.

At least 100 protesters gathered outside the residence of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, with marchers calling for the economy to reopen and condemning the health orders enacted in response to the coronavirus outbreak.

This paper begins with a look at both optimization modeling and discrete-event simulation modeling, and explores how they can most effectively work together to create additional analytic value. It then considers two examples of a combined optimization and simulation approach and discusses the resulting benefits.

The fund will support initiatives that respond to community needs in Singapore amidst virus outbreak.

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The startup closed a bridge round with US-based SIG a few months ago.

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Singapore-based Ramblin' Brands raised a $4.4-million round from DSG Consumer Partners in 2016.

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The transaction is expected to close during the second quarter of 2020.

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KKR has about $58 billion in dry powder for new investments.

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Most economists have cemented their expectations for the MAS to ease policy at its review scheduled for April.

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EPF has been open to increasing its overseas portfolio to diversify its investment risk.

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The startup was looking to foray into Thailand and Singapore this year.

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VCs, startups and industry associations have banded together to offer funds and assistance.

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The current crisis demands greater use of digital services over good quality, resilient broadband infrastructure.

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The company plans to complete as many as seven mergers and acquisitions over the next two years.

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The co-working sector is likely to stare at a spate of consolidations as lockdown drags down revenues of companies.

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A possible merger between MAB and AirAsia was considered even last year.

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Lalamove is set to offer food delivery service at zero commission for food merchants in Singapore. 

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Prior to the pandemic, Stoqo was in the process of raising a fresh round to expand its business.

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The plan does not so far include insurers Jiwasraya and Asabri that have been rocked by management scandals.

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Small companies account for more than half of Indonesia's gross domestic product and provide many jobs in the country of more than 260 million people.

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BukuKas has raised a seed funding round led by Sequoia Capital India through its startup programme Surge.

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Investors have shifted their focus and energy to stabilising their existing investment portfolio.

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SEA recorded a 54 per cent jump in online sales year-on-year between Jan 13 and April 5.

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The decision to completely shut down its operations comes after significant downsizing by the company.

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