‘They Are Overwhelmed.’ China’s Animal Shelters Can’t Cope With the Number of Pets Abandoned Due to COVID-19
A coiffured husky bounds through the leafy streets of Shanghai’s Former French Concession wearing no collar nor owner in sight. A sleek English foxhound, also without identifying tags, scavenges from a nearby trashcan before cheerfully wandering into traffic. While the
Read MoreWashington state confirms second U.S. coronavirus death; New York reports first case
Health officials in Washington state said late Sunday that a nursing home resident had died after contracting coronavirus, while New York’s governor confirmed his state’s first positive case, as the virus moved out of its West Coast foothold.
Read MoreThink-tank report on Uighur labor in China lists global brands
Tens of thousands of ethnic Uighurs were moved to work in conditions suggestive of “forced labour” in factories across China supplying 83 global brands, and Australian think tank said in a report released on Sunday.
Read MoreRivlin says he feels ‘deep shame’ to vote a 3rd time: ‘We don’t deserve this’
President states that though election days are usually festive, he does not feel celebratory, lamenting ‘horrible election campaign’ that ‘descended into filth’
Read MoreAdviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei Dies of Coronavirus
(TEHRAN, Iran) — A member of a council that advises Iran’s supreme leader died Monday after falling sick from the new coronavirus, state radio reported, becoming the first top official to succumb to the illness that is affecting members of
Read MoreAudioTelligence raises $8.5M Series A to bring its ‘autofocus for sound’ to voice assistants
AudioTelligence, a startup that spun out of University of Cambridge-funded CEDAR Audio, has raised $8.5 million in Series A funding for its “autofocus for sound”. Leading the round is Octopus Ventures, with participation from existing investors Cambridge Innovation Capital, Cambridge
Read MoreFactbox: Sports events hit by the coronavirus epidemic
The following is a list of international sports events hit by the outbreak of the new coronavirus:
Read MoreIndia’s Spinny raises $43.7M to expand its online platform for selling used cars
Spinny, an online platform for selling used cars, has secured $43.7 million from a cohort of influential investors in a new financing round as it looks to expand to more Indian cities. The Series B financing round for the Gurgaon-based
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