Zoom boss apologises for security issues and promises fixes
The firm will freeze all new feature development to concentrate on fixing security and privacy issues. …
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Coronavirus: Spain sees record rise in unemployment amid lockdown
The country imposed strict measures to fight the coronavirus, which has killed more than 10,000 there. …
Brazil: Amazon land defender Zezico Guajajara shot dead
Zezico Guajajara is the latest activist to be killed in a campaign to protect Brazil’s indigenous land. …
‘Deep concern’ over coronavirus emergency powers
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban took sweeping new powers to fight the virus on Monday. …
Daniel Pearl: Pakistan overturns convicted man’s death sentence
British-born Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh was convicted of beheading Daniel Pearl in 2002. …
US sends warships to Caribbean to stop illegal drugs
The announcement came a week after the US accused Venezuela’s leader of «narco-terrorism». …
Coronavirus: Photos show deserted lockdown locations at high noon
Photographers around the world have taken pictures showing lockdown locations with a running theme. …
Shenzhen becomes first Chinese city to ban eating cats and dogs
The ruling is a tougher version of China’s ban of wildlife meat, after it was linked to the virus. …
Coronavirus: US death toll exceeds 5,000
The number of infections nationwide tops 216,000 as confirmed cases around the globe near one million. …
Coronavirus: Where has all the hand sanitiser gone?
Shelves all over the world are empty – it turns out more alcohol is needed, to ramp up production. …