Alibaba

HANGZHOU, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Over 440 medical institutions from 104 countries and regions have applied to learn and share experiences in battling COVID-19 through the International Medical Expert Communication Platform. The Handbook of COVID-19 Prevention and Treatment is now available in seven languages with more to come. The platform, a centerpiece of…

YouTube changes come into effect across the world today. ET Online|Last Updated: Mar 25, 2020, 01.52 PM ISTReutersLast week, Google had announced that it was temporarily defaulting all videos on YouTube to standard definition in the EU. Move over, HD. It’s back to SD - or Standard Definition for YouTube…

Trump described OYO's gesture as 'impactful acts of benevolence'.PTI|Last Updated: Mar 26, 2020, 10.28 AM ISTIvanka Trump (C) and Vijay Shekhar Sharma (R) took to Twitter to laud Ritesh Agarwal-led OYO's initiatives in the US.NEW YORK: Ivanka Trump, the senior advisor to President Donald Trump, has lauded an initiative by…

Telangana is currently under lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus. PTI|Last Updated: Mar 24, 2020, 06.03 PM ISTAgenciesSatya Nadella (R) with wife Anupama Venugopal (C) and son Zain at home in Seattle. (Image: LinkedIn/Satya Nadella)HYDERABAD: Anupama Venugopal Nadella, wife of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, has donated Rs 2 crore…

The FICCI President says appropriate health response, collective public discipline, and acknowledgment of the economic crisis with policy measures is the need of the hour. ET Bureau|Last Updated: Mar 24, 2020, 08.46 AM ISTAgenciesReddy feels that the onus is on citizens to contain the virus.As Covid-19 continues to spread, we…

World An Ethiopian Airlines worker transports a consignment of medical donation from Chinese billionaire Jack Ma and Alibaba Foundation to Africa for coronavirus testing, upon arrival at the Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 23 Mar 2020 04:20AM(Updated: 23 Mar 2020 08:11AM) ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: A first planeload of…

By Dawit Endeshaw and Giulia ParaviciniADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - A first planeload of protective and medical equipment donated to Africa by Chinese billionaire and Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma to help it fight the coronavirus arrived in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Sunday.So far, the continent of 1.3 billion people…

As the coronavirus quickens its spread across Africa, the continent has received a much-needed care package from Chinese billionaire Jack MaBy ELIAS MESERET and ANDREW MELDRUM Associated PressMarch 22, 2020, 6:47 PM5 min readADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- With the coronavirus increasing its spread across Africa, the continent received a much-needed…

Chinese billionaire Jack Ma earlier this week promised to send 100,000 face masks, 20,000 test kits, and 1,000 medical protective suits to each of Africa's 54 nations. According to the South China Morning Post, Jack Ma also donated 500,000 coronavirus test kits and 1 million masks to the US.The Jack…

China, South Korea and Taiwan are now sending resources around the world to help combat the coronavirus pandemic.As new cases in Asian countries have dropped sharply — though all three countries are facing a second wave of infections — businesses, individuals and officials have said they are sending masks, staff…