The Covid-19 pandemic has already killed more than 160,000 people worldwide, and is about to reshape the global economy. It has also given rise to a whole industry of conspiracy theories. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is so worried by what he calls this “dangerous epidemic of misinformation” that he has announced the creation of […]

Many of us are several weeks into stay-at-home directives from our governments and health officials. For many, social distancing means sharing a confined space with romantic partners while navigating new stressful issues including sudden unemployment, working from home, child care and the never-ceasing uncertainty. Unsurprisingly, there are reports of divorce rates skyrocketing in China since […]

LONDON (Reuters) – India’s third-largest motorbike manufacturer TVS Motor (TVSM.NS) has sealed a $20 million deal to buy British brand Norton Motorcycles as part of a distressed sale. The all-cash transaction, which was announced on Friday, will see the Indian firm take control of the 122-year-old Leicestershire brand for 16 million pounds ($19.98 million) through […]

HOUSTON (Reuters) – Tallgrass Energy (TGE.N) shareholders on Thursday backed a buyout by a Blackstone-led (BX.N) group that valued the U.S. oil pipeline operator at $6.3 billion, a rare case of a pre-market crash deal going ahead without a price cut. Terms were struck ahead of this year’s collapse in energy prices that has U.S. […]

An announcement from the Alberta government that it was instructing pharmacists to limit prescriptions to one-month quantities is raising some concerns for seniors in the province. The move, meant to stabilize the provincial drug supply through COVID-19, has been backed by pharmacy organizations such as the Alberta Pharmacists’ Association and the Alberta College of Pharmacy. […]

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s CITIC Securities Co Ltd (600030.SS)(6030.HK) and China Securities Co Ltd (601066.SS)(6066.HK) said on Tuesday they were not aware of any merger talks between the pair after a media report suggested a possible tie up. The two Chinese brokerages made the comments in separate statements filed to the Shanghai and Hong Kong […]

(Reuters) – Blackstone Group Inc said on Monday it would invest $2 billion in Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc through an equity-and-debt deal, giving the drugmaker a financial boost without tapping into currently volatile stock markets for funds. Alnylam is the first drugmaker to win U.S. approval for a treatment using the Nobel prize-winning RNA interference (RNAi) […]

The coronavirus has been dominating headlines worldwide for months, with more than 1.7 million people infected and at least 108,000 deaths. The death toll, which will continue to rise, has forced nations to adopt disruptive measures to contain the spread of the virus – schools have been closed, offices shuttered and workers forced to take […]

An Edmonton-based initiative is bringing coders across the world together. The CODEVID-19 Hackathon is based on the typical “hackathon”—where developers spend 24 hours working on one collective idea. “No sleep. We just want to see how much a website or video game we can get done,” said software developer and co-founder Mandy Meindersma. Meindersma, along […]

While there is debate on whether previously-scheduled album releases should be postponed until the fall — Warner Music says they’ll stick to their plans while other labels are still thinking about it — Good Friday marks the arrival of a new supply of tunes. Here’s what we’re listening to this week. 1. Lady Gaga, Chromatica […]