While self-isolating in Myanmar, storyteller Paul Salopek reflects on past pandemics and ponders the implications of this newest global scourge.
4 startups win Jefferson-Israel $1M innovation competition
Thomas Jefferson University reveals the four winning health tech startups in the Jefferson-Israel $1M innovation competition.
Azerbaijan allocates $313.6m to support businesses over COVID-19
By Ayya Lmahamad Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Finance has allocated AZN 533.3 million ($313.6m) to business structures and individual entrepreneurs affected by COVID-19, press-service of the ministry …
How Michael Jordan made Saints’ Sean Payton the ‘first Jordan coach’
Beyond becoming a Jordan Brand coach, Payton touched on having Snoop Dogg address the team, trash-talking with Tom Brady, and more.
‘Back to Square One:’ Saudi Arabia’s Double Crisis Hits Home
It’s only over the past month that the full extent of the damage sank in for Saudi businesses. Hit simultaneously by plunging crude prices and coronavirus shutdowns, the non-oil …
Coronavirus: Myanmar, Thailand and Laos stay flexible as businesses reopen with conditions
Walk into a mall in Bangkok now and you will be asked to scan a QR code and key in personal details on a web platform for contact tracing. Enter a shop in the same mall and you will have to go through …
Turkey-UK trade may reach $20B, business leader says
British officials aim to boost bilateral trade with Turkey to up to $20 billion by 2023, a top Turkish business leader said. Bilateral trade valued $16.3 billion last year, …
How Vietnam Controlled the COVID-19 Pandemic and Reassured Businesses
The effective response had reassured business based in the country and Vietnam’s economy will be bounce back after Covid19 …
IFALPA: Global Pilots on Pakistan International Airlines Flight PK-8303
The International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) is closely monitoring the developments related to this morning’s tragedy of PIA …
A passenger plane carrying 107 people has crashed near an airport in Pakistan
Pakistan’s aviation authority told the BBC that 107 people were on board. © Provided by Business Insider Singapore The mayor of Karachi, cited by several media outlets, said at the scene of the crash …