Italy has been set on alert after coronavirus related deaths started to rise once more on Friday, showing warning signs of a possible return. Deaths from the covid-19 pandemic in the nation climbed by 47 on Friday, against 66 the day before, the Civil Protection Agency said, while the daily tally of new cases decreased … Read more
WhatsApp introduces digital payments in Brazil that allow users to send money in-app and buy goods via Facebook Pay The feature will enable person-to-person money transfers via Facebook Pay It will also let users buy goods from stores inside the app Currently it’s being rolled out in Brazil and will expand soon It’s unclear when … Read more
Epic mountains, a mist-shrouded Manhattan Bridge and fighting stallions: The jaw-dropping images that have wowed the judges in an annual photography contest The images have been submitted to the Moscow International Foto Awards, which is in its seventh year The contest has been flooded with entries from photographers in more than 100 countries Incredible entries … Read more
Workers in Sao Paulo, Brazil, have started digging up the bodies of the dead to make room for Covid-19 victims as the country’s death toll from the virus nears 42,000. The South American nation has now overtaken the UK to hold the second-highest number of deaths in the world behind the United States. Sao Paulo’s … Read more
Brazil’s coronavirus death toll overtakes Britain’s to become the world’s second highest after the US with 41,828 fatalities so far Brazil’s death toll has passed Britain’s making it the second highest in the world Despite the mounting numbers country still plans to ease quarantine restrictions Right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro has dismissed the pandemic as a ‘little flu’ … Read more
Your guide to global sneezing etiquette: Here we reveal the basic protocols for when you finally get to travel abroad One sneeze in Japan signifies praise but two sneezes is a sign of criticism In Tonga, it’s often believed that sneezing is a sign that a loved one’s missing you Poles believe a sneeze means … Read more
Nuts! Behold the world’s largest cashew tree, which covers two acres and looks like a mini FOREST (and it’s still growing) The tree, located in a park next to an urban beach in Brazil, is a major draw for Instagramming tourists It is the size of 70 regular cashew trees, with some of its limbs … Read more
Honda suspends production at factories around the world after discovering computer virus in company servers The Japanese automaker discovered a virus in servers in its Tokyo headquarters While investigating the issue, the company suspended global production The suspensions lasted a day, and most facilities have come back online again No sensitive data was breached and … Read more
Google Maps lets you see when public transport is the busiest to help you avoid crowds as Americans head back to work following the coronavirus lockdowns Google is rolling out Transit alerts to Maps to help people avoid crowds The feature displays when public transportation is likely to be more or less busy The firm … Read more
Brazil’s government has stopped publishing a running total of coronavirus deaths and infections in an extraordinary move. Critics have called the decision an attempt to hide the true toll of the disease in the country. The move came after months of criticism from experts saying Brazil’s statistics are woefully deficient, and in some cases manipulated, … Read more