Netflix CEO Reed Hastings’ fortunes continue to rise as a new SEC filing reports the streaming service’s co-founder received a total of $38 million in 2019. Hasting’s total pay package last year was up 16 per cent from what he was paid in 2018, reports Netflix in its annual proxy statement Wednesday. Hastings’ most recent … Read more
India records its biggest one-day spike in coronavirus cases as country eases one of the world’s strictest lockdowns India recorded 1,553 new cases, taking the total number of infections to 17,265 Disease experts warn that the country of 1.3bn may not reach peak until June Nonetheless, parts of the industrial and agricultural sectors resumed today … Read more
With people stuck at home due to coronavirus, Netflix set to reveal spike in demand for its services By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:55 BST, 19 April 2020 | Updated: 21:55 BST, 19 April 2020 Netflix is expected to have gained millions of subscribers when it reveals its first quarter results tomorrow. … Read more
‘Spike’ in calls to PFA asking for help as coronavirus lockdown affects players ’emotionally and mentally’ with concerns over rise in gambling addiction as boredom kicks in PFA reports rise in players contacting them with mental health problems Cases have ‘spiked’ with football shut down amid the Covid-19 pandemic There has also been a rise … Read more
There’s been a 20% spike in older drivers giving up their licences since Prince Philip surrendered his own at the age of 97 after Sandringham crash Some 8,014 motorists over the age of 70 gave up their driving licences last year That’s up from 6,612 in 2018, DVLA records showed – an increase of 21% Retirement … Read more
The coronavirus pandemic is fuelling an increase in poaching in Asia, a wildlife charity has warned. COVID-19 and the associated lockdown is giving poachers ‘free reign’ to hunt protected species, according to the Wildlife Conservation Charity, a US-based non-profit with plots around the world. In particular, three critically endangered giant ibis have been killed in … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
Spain saw its number of coronavirus cases shoot up by 5,092 today, putting an end to three days of slowing infections. The 5,092 new cases – up from 3,045 yesterday – mark the largest jump in six days and bring the total from 172,541 to 177,633. Many countries have seen higher figures at the start … Read more
Spikes in fevers across the US predicted deaths from the novel coronavirus in most states just days beforehand. Kinsa Health, a medical technology company based in San Francisco, has been tracking daily fever readings using data from smart thermometers connected to the Internet. Of the 47 states that have experienced deaths from COVID-19, the disease … Read more
Revealed: The microbe, Italian flag and medical mask are among the emojis used most in tweets about the coronavirus but the two laughing emojis top study as people use them to make light of the pandemic A report analyzed over 200,000 tweets to see which emojis people are using The two laughing faces topped the … Read more