LONDON (Reuters) - World shares hit three-month highs on Wednesday and the dollar fell for the sixth day running as easing lockdowns and hopes for more monetary stimulus gave investors confidence, despite civil unrest in the United States and rising COVID-19 tolls. FILE PHOTO - A general view shows the German share prize index DAX board during afternoon trading as markets react on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, March 16, 2020. REUTERS/Kai PfaffenbachThe MSCI world equity index, which tracks shares in 49 countries, rose to its highest since March 6, having gained throughout the Asian session. The index is down more than 7% year-to-date, amid pandemic lockdowns that have pushed many economies into contraction. MSCI’s main European Index also held near three-month highs and European bourses opened higher, with the STOXX 600 up over 1% and back to levels not seen since March 6. In China, Japan and South Korea, where COVID-19 is relativel

When New York City’s education department ordered teachers to stop using Zoom videoconferencing for classes in April, because of security concerns, Microsoft Corp. seized the moment. A team of 50 Microsoft staffers worked around the clock with administrators and teachers across New York’s school district, the nation’s largest, to convert them to Microsoft Teams, the company’s rival conferencing and collaboration software. Microsoft also gave the district expedited access to features that made Zoom so instantly popular, such...
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Trump tweeted late Thursday that the Republican Party was being “forced to seek” alternatives to Charlotte, though most of the convention’s official business will still take place there due to contractual obligations. High-profile events, such as Trump’s televised acceptance speech, will likely take place elsewhere, with Orlando, Nashville, Las Vegas and Jacksonville, Fla., being floated as possibilities. Here are some significant developments:Iran, which was one of the first countries besides China to be hit hard by the coronavirus, appears to be facing a second wave of infections. Government health officials reported close to 3,000 new cases on Monday, the highest single-day rise in two months.Anthony S. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said Tuesday that he was “cautiously optimistic” about Moderna’s potential vaccine, which is entering its second round of clinical trials. A new survey shows 70 percent of Americans would get

NewsStewart PerrieLast updated 1:59 PM, Tuesday January 28 2020 GMTMore than a million people have signed a petition calling for the late Kobe Bryant's silhouette to become the new NBA logo. The former LA Lakers star and basketball legend was among nine people who tragically died in a helicopter crash at the weekend, including his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna.The world has been mourning the loss of one of the greatest players in the sport's history and one person has designed a way to properly honour him. Credit: Change.orgIn just a day Nick's petition on Change.org has racked up hundreds of thousands of signatures, all supporting his suggestion that the NBA logo gets remodelled in Kobe's image. The current silhouette belongs to fellow LA Lakers legend Jerry West, who drafted Kobe to the team he called home for 20 seasons back in 1996.Mr West's image on the NBA logo has remained unchanged since it was first designed in 1971. When news of Kobe's death reached West, the former sportsma

Covid-19 cases are increasing rapidly in parts of Latin America. Yet, some countries in the region are easing movement restrictions and moderately reopening their economies while others stand firm. …
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: Israel will respond to every Palestinian Islamic Jihad attack. IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi [L] with Defense Minister Naftali Bennett (photo credit: ARIEL HERMONI / DEFENSE MINISTRY) Any terrorist who plans to attack Israel during the day will not survive the night, Defense Minister Naftali Bennett threatened on Wednesday, just a day after formally taking up his new role. Bennett entered the Defense Ministry on Tuesday at 11 a.m., a few hours after Israel assassinated Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist Bahaa Abu al-Ata in a targeted killing in the Gaza Strip. Defense Minister Naftali Bennett addresses the recent rocket attacks to hit Israel, November 13, 2019"Yesterday morning, the IDF and the security forces took vital action for the security of Israel,” Bennett said, the first public remarks he

(CNN)Still taking a daily aspirin to ward off heart attacks? You might want to think again, according to a new review. Aspirin is still one of the most commonly used medications in the world, even …
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Sacramento Kings play-by-play announcer Grant Napear, who called games for the NBA team since 1988, resigned Tuesday following comments he made regarding the Black Lives Matter movement. “Grant Nape…
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Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg, addressing employees in a highly charged town-hall meeting on Tuesday, defended his decision to preserve a controversial post from President Trump but said he was open to some tweaks in how the company deals with such content. Mr. Zuckerberg spoke amid mounting outrage from insiders and civil-rights activists that the message—in which Mr. Trump called protesters thugs and warned: “When the looting starts, the shooting starts”—was tantamount to a call for violence, and therefore...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the Republican National Convention set for August in North Carolina would have to be held in another state because of social distancing restrictions ordered by the state’s governor. Trump made the announcement on Twitter hours after Governor Roy Cooper, a Democrat, rejected Republican demands for a full-fledged presidential nominating convention in Charlotte, telling organizers that planning for a scaled-down event was “a necessity” due to the coronavirus. Cooper “is still in Shelter-In-Place Mode, and not allowing us to occupy the arena as originally anticipated and promised,” Trump said. “We are now forced to seek another State to host the 2020 Republican National Convention,” Trump said, without indicating which states were under consideration. The convention will nominate Trump to seek a second term in the Nov. 3 election. In response, Cooper said via Twitter: “It’s unfortunate they never agreed to