Lots to lose: Coronavirus threatens Japan’s Olympics 2020

Japanese officials are becoming increasingly concerned that the country’s dream of hosting the Tokyo 2020 Olympics could be dealt a fatal blow due to the spread of the new coronavirus, jolting organisers, sponsors and media firms... Read more »

US government under scrutiny over delays in coronavirus testing

Washington, DC – More coronavirus cases are expected in the United States amid efforts to ramp up testing for the disease, officials say, after weeks of delays and faulty test kits led the virus to circulate undetected.... Read more »

Travel bans, events scrapped: Gulf reacts to coronavirus outbreak

Gulf countries have responded to the coronavirus outbreak by introducing travel bans, stepping up screening measures at important entry points and rescheduling – and in some cases cancelling – significant sports and cultural events.... Read more »

What does 5G offer that 4G doesn’t?

FOSTER CITY, Calif. – If you’ve turned on the TV or browsed the web since the start of the year, you’ve undoubtedly been barraged with news and ads about 5G, the next... Read more »

Dear passwords: Forget you. Here’s what is going to protect us instead

Do you hate remembering passwords? Soon, you may be able to forget them for good. For years, we’ve relied on a secret we share with a computer to prove we are who we... Read more »

‘American Idol’ recap: Nashville nurse ‘melts’ Lionel Richie’s heart

Sunday’s “American Idol” kicked off with a singer trying to follow in her father’s musical footsteps. Kimmy Gabriela, 17, used music to connect with her Venezuelan and Dominican heritage. Gabriela’s rendition of... Read more »

Stocks swoon, but panic-selling will only hurt your portfolio, experts say

Equities continued their weeklong drop on Friday, following an across-the-board fall in Asian and European markets as coronavirus news continued to weigh on investor sentiment. The market on Thursday officially entered correction... Read more »

Trader Joe’s founder Joe Coulombe dies at 89

LOS ANGELES — Joe Coulombe envisioned a new generation of young grocery shoppers emerging in the 1960s, one that wanted healthy, tasty, high-quality food they couldn’t find in most supermarkets and couldn’t... Read more »

‘Moment of truth:’ Buttigieg drops out of Democratic race two days before Super Tuesday

(Reuters) – Pete Buttigieg dropped out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination on Sunday, saying he no longer saw a chance of winning, the day after fellow moderate Joe Biden... Read more »

Turkey shoots down two Syrian fighter jets over Idlib

Antakya, Turkey – Turkey’s military shot down two Syrian government fighter jets over northwest Idlib, hours after forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad brought down a Turkish drone over the region. In... Read more »