March2020
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United Airlines to slash its international schedule by 95% for April
Mar 21, 2020United Airlines Holdings Inc said on Friday it would slash its international schedule by 95% for April because of government restrictions prohibiting travel in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus. United will temporarily suspend... -
World Bank provides US$ 170 million for Dhaka’s better sanitation
Mar 21, 2020The World Bank has approved US$ 170 million to further improve sanitation services in capital, benefiting around 1.5 million urban people. “World Bank will finance under the Dhaka Sanitation Improvement Project to help improve Dhaka’s livability... -
Lyft told drivers they could sign up for work driving deliveries
Mar 21, 2020Lyft Inc on Friday told drivers they could sign up for work driving deliveries under a new service as ride-hailing demand plummets during the rapid spread of coronavirus in the United States. In an email to... -
Google launched a website with information about coronavirus guidance and testing
Mar 21, 2020Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Saturday it launched a United States-focused website with information about coronavirus guidance and testing, as the country works on slowing the spread of the highly contagious virus. The site (google.com/covid19), which... -
Starbucks to close most of its company operated cafes across north America for two weeks
Mar 21, 2020Starbucks Corp said on Friday it will close most of its company operated cafes across north America for two weeks, limiting its services to drive-throughs, to help stem the spread of the highly contagious coronavirus. “Let’s be... -
Uber suspended the option to book regular taxi services through app in Saudi Arabia
Mar 21, 2020Uber Technologies has suspended the option to book regular taxi services through its app in Saudi Arabia until further notice, a company statement said on Friday. Saudi Arabia is in virtual lockdown and has suspended regular,... -
Facebook to pay its third-party US content moderators to work from home
Mar 21, 2020Facebook will pay its third-party US content moderators to work from home. On a call with reporters, Facebook’s chief Mark Zuckerberg said the contract workers would still get their full salaries even if they were unable... -
Italy virus toll tops 4,000, New York joins California in lockdown
Mar 21, 2020The grim toll of coronavirus deaths in Italy, the world’s worst-hit nation, surged past 4,000 on Friday as New York and other US states joined California in ordering a lockdown to try to bring the pandemic... -
Jaguar Land Rover to suspend all production at its plants across the UK
Mar 21, 2020Jaguar Land Rover is to suspend all production at its plants across the UK, in response to the spread of coronavirus. The firm said manufacturing would stop next week. It plans to resume on 20 April,... -
Sales of new phones collapsed in the biggest fall since the invention of the smartphone
Mar 21, 2020Sales of new phones have collapsed in the biggest fall since the invention of the smartphone. Research firm Strategy Analytics said shipments in February fell by 38% year-on-year. The outbreak of the coronavirus in China had...
