Facebook Inc. introduced a service in Italy to check the precision of the information on coronavirus circulating on its messaging platform WhatsApp, the U.S. tech company stated on Thursday. In a recent effort to fight controlled material, Facebook stated it was dealing with regional fact-checking service Facta which is examining content circulating on WhatsApp, including […]

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China on Saturday mourned the thousands of “martyrs” who have died in the new coronavirus break out, flying the national flag at half mast throughout the country and suspending all forms of entertainment. The day of mourning accompanied the start of the annual Qingming tomb-sweeping festival when millions of Chinese families pay respects to their […]

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From family drama “This Is Us” to crime series “NCIS,” audiences are flocking to television shows in numbers unseen for up to a year as coronavirus shutdowns, and social distancing keeps millions of Americans at home. Police action series “NCIS” scored its biggest audience since February 2019 on Tuesday night, drawing in some 13.08 million […]

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On Monday, SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) stated it is monetizing or selling up to 4.5 trillion yen ($41 billion) in properties to redeem 2 trillion yen of its shares and minimize debt, sending its stock skyrocketing to its greatest day-to-day gain in almost 12 years. The share buyback will remain in addition to the up […]

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On Tuesday, Facebook Inc’s Instagram stated it would remove coronavirus-related content and accounts from recommendations and its “explore” alternative unless posted by or belonging to reputable health companies. “We will also start to downrank content in feed and Stories that have been rated false by third-party-fact checkers,” the photo-sharing platform added. Recently, Twitter Inc disallowed […]

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Indian shares fell in choppy trading on Wednesday, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi purchased a 21- day nation-wide lockdown to include the fast spread of the coronavirus. The finance minister stated on Tuesday the federal government would soon reveal a financial plan to assist the economy deal with the hit from the infection […]

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Abigail Disney, a grandchild of Walt Disney Co’s co-founder Roy Disney, knocked on a Twitter post showing a huge crowd at Sunday night’s showing of ‘Happily Ever After,’ a fireworks show in Florida’s Magic Kingdom amusement park. “Are you … kidding me??” she stated in a comment that consisted of a blasphemy. She was retweeting […]

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Walt Disney Co will delay the May 1 theatrical release of Marvel movie “Black Widow” to a future date due to the fact that of the coronavirus break out, as theaters close and individuals are recommended not to gather, the business stated in a declaration on Tuesday. The action movie starring Scarlett Johansson as her […]

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The planned “Friends” reunion has actually been postponed due to interruptions in Hollywood caused by the coronavirus, an industry source stated on Wednesday. The one-off special was due to have been shot next week on the original sound phase in Burbank, California, according to the source, and broadcast in Might on the upcoming HBO Max […]

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Apple Inc (AAPL.O) said it is closing all its retail stores, except those in Greater China, for the next two weeks to minimize the risk of coronavirus transmission, a move that was followed by several U.S. retailers on Saturday. The announcements escalated the global response to the outbreak, as most companies had previously kept stores […]

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