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Amazon will roll out temperature checks and masks for workers by next week

Hundreds of thousands of employees will be tested each day for fevers. Amazon has reported virus cases among warehouse staff and faced protests.




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Walmart starts temperature checks and Amazon is building its own COVID-19 testing lab

Doug McMillon (left), the president and CEO of Walmart, and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos (right) are pictured. The retail giants started temperature checks of employees at their facilities.




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Amazon, Walmart, Target and FedEx employees plan joint walkout

Workers at Amazon, Instacart, Whole Foods, Walmart, Target and FedEx plan to take part in the May 1 protest by calling out sick or walking off the job site, according to The Intercept.




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Workers from Amazon, Whole Foods, Instacart, Target and Walmart join forces to stage a mass sick-out

Hundreds of essential workers at some of America's biggest companies have called out sick or are planning to walk off the job Friday afternoon.




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Donald Trump endorses ethnic cleansing of Kurds saying they are leaving 'Safe Zone' for other areas

President Donald Trump said Turkey knows not to fire on Kurds who are leaving parts of Syria for 'fairly nearby areas' following an invasion by Turkey.




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US election polls show Trump pulling Texas and Arizona back into his column

Two red states that once looked liked they could be snatched up by Hillary Clinton are now trending back Donald Trump's way – while the two party hopefuls are tied in another.




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Amazon investigates three delivery drivers caught on camera throwing parcels

Footage shows dozens of parcels strewn across the ground (pictured) as the men sort through them one by one outside a Tesco store in Neasden, north-west London.




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Is this tiny island with 100 residents on the River Thames the only coronavirus-free zone in London?

One of the capital's floating communities, Taggs Island, is tucked away from the city on a peaceful stretch of the river in Richmond upon Thames and is occupied by just over 100 residents.




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London Zoo may have to shut down: Bosses facing £2.3m a month losses in the coronavirus crisis

London zoo furloughed 280 staff but needs a cash injection of £25million to stay afloat as it faces the worst crisis since opening in 1847. This could put its collection of more than 20,000 animals at risk.




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Arizona CBP agents find two migrants in a car trunk and send them back across the Mexico border

CBP agents detained and quickly deported two Honduran migrants who were found hiding in the trunk of a car that was stopped Sunday near Gila Bend, Arizona.




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Kyle Lafferty's experience has helped Norwegian side Sarpsborg 08 out of the relegation zone

Northern Ireland striker Lafferty finds himself plying his trade around 90km south of Oslo and on the cusp of dragging Sarpborg 08 away from relegation and with another move in mind.




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UK weather: 65mph winds as tail end of Hurricane Lorenzo hits Britain

The wettest and windiest weather today will be in South West England and South Wales, before showers fall across the country over the weekend - with the heaviest rain expected on Sunday.




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Hurricane Lorenzo lashes out: Two inches of rain set to fall in just six hours tomorrow

The east is expected to bear the brunt of the rain tomorrow, with the Met Office issuing yellow weather warnings for the region from midnight until 6pm. Pictured: Porthcawl, Wales yesterday.




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Elizabeth Day: Help, I'm caught in the wheel of Zoom!

We used to live in an era when quarantine was something pets did and social distancing simply meant avoiding the drunk guy at the office Christmas party.




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Jeff Bezos had his phone 'hacked' in 2018 after receiving WhatsApp from Saudi Arabian crown prince

Jeff Bezos's cell phone was hacked in May 2018 after he was sent a malicious video filed from the personal phone number of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, it is claimed.




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UN investigators say US should 'immediately' investigate Bezos phone hack

David Kaye and Agnes Callamard, UN special rapporteurs, say they have seen evidence suggesting Bezos was hacked after he was sent a video from Bin Salman's WhatsApp account.




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FBI investigating the Bezos Saudi WhatsApp 'hack'

The FBI is continuing an investigation into the Jeff Bezos phone hack, it was reported on Thursday, and separate prosecutors are looking into the National Enquirer and its handling of the affair.




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Saudi Arabia brands claims that Jeff Bezos' Whatsapp was hacked by Crown Prince 'total nonsense'

'Total nonsense - this story was out almost a year ago, it was debunked, we rejected it completely,' minister of foreign affairs Adel al-Jubeir said in Davos on Thursday.




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Cyber security experts say there is not conclusive proof Saudi Arabia hacked Jeff Bezos

Forensics specialists Bill Marczak and Alex Stamos told The Wall Street Journal that the team at FTI should have been able to identify the malicious software that was used in the apparent hack.




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Lauren Sanchez disclosed Bezos affair in texts to her brother who sold them to the National Enquirer

Prosecutors have obtained documents including a May 10, 2018 text message sent from the phone of Bezos' girlfriend Lauren Sanchez to her brother Michael Sanchez, containing her texts.




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Jeff Bezos lands in NYC with Lauren Sanchez after it was revealed she disclosed affair

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez landed in NYC via helicopter on Sunday and later attended a Broadway show, exclusive DailyMail.com photos show.




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Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez play tourist as they climb The Vessel at Hudson Yards in NYC

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez were seen in New York City on Monday going to eat at a restaurant in midtown before climbing to the top of the Vessel at Hudson Yards.




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Bezos is SUED by Sanchez's brother after accusing him of leaking photos and texts to the Enquirer

Michael Sanchez (inset) filed a suit stating the Amazon boss defamed him by falsely claiming he was the source of the leaked naked photos of Bezos (pictured with Lauren Sanchez).




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Scott Morrison is told he needs 'war plan' to deal with coronavirus pandemic at G20's 'Zoom' summit

Prime Minister Scott Morrison joined US President Donald Trump and other members of the G20 through a video link-up overnight.




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Forget Zoom video calls... you can meet some of the world's most fascinating people

Roger Alton picks some of the best biographies ever to be written, including Diana: Her True Story. Pictured Princess Diana, inset, Camilla and Prince Charles.




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Lizo Mzimba

An article on 29 October 2009 reported allegations made by a student website that BBC correspondent Lizo Mzimba had behaved in a drunken and inappropriate manner while researching a documentary about Cambridge University and that he had been humiliated by students as a result. We accept that Mr Mzimba has never worked on such a documentary, did not behave in a drunk or inappropriate manner and was not humiliated as claimed. We apologise for the distress and embarrassment caused.




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Lori Vallow's brother, 51, had Narcan in his system but died of NATURAL CAUSES, Arizona coroner said

Maricopa County Medical Examiner has concluded that Alex Cox (left), 51, died of natural causes. Cox, the brother of 'cult mom' Lori Vallow (right), fatally shot her estranged husband Charles Vallow.




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Tamera Foster wears a T-emblazoned asymmetrical dress on X Factor tour

She’s an up and coming former X Factor contestant. And Tamera Foster certainly made sure she stood out at the Phones4U Arena in Manchester.




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Claire Danes, January Jones, Kerry Washington and Zooey Deschanel on Emmy Awards red carpet

January Jones, Zooey Deschanel, Kerry Washington and Claire Danes led the way in a dazzling array of dresses, looking their glamorous bests as they stepped out at the Nokia Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles.




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Zooey Deschanel and Jonathan Scott step out for a date night to the Star Wars premiere 

Zooey Deschanel was joined by her beau Jonathan Scott for the Los Angeles premiere of Star Wars: The Rise of the Skywalker




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Star Wars actor Jake Lloyd who starred as young Anakin Skywalker has schizophrenia

'Jake has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, but unfortunately he also has a symptom called anosognosia which causes a lack of insight into his illness,' his mother said.




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Disney+ wades into UK streaming market with £4.17-a-month offer to cut out Netflix and Amazon Prime

Disney+, due to launch in the UK on March 24, is offering would-be British customers a one-month discount of £49.99-a-year, totalling just £4.17-a-month. It makes the service the cheapest.




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Madonna has blood drawn, mixed with ozone gas and put back in with IV drip

Her adopted seven-year-old daughters Stelle and Estere were at the singer's side as she underwent the autohemotherapy and she shared video of the treatment session on Instagram.




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Tiger Woods wins Zozo Championship title to level Sam Snead on 82 PGA Tour victories

When he turned professional in 1996, Tiger Woods had two landmarks in mind. One was Jack Nicklaus' 18 majors. The other was Sam Snead's all-time record of 82 PGA Tour victories.




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It's a dogfight for the DP World Tour Championship as Mike Lorenzo-Vera leads

DEREK LAWRENSON IN DUBAI: Colourful journeyman Mike Lorenzo-Vera from France leads the DP World Tour Championship at halfway - but he knows what happens next.




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Rory McIlroy bounces back to climb to within two strokes of leaders John Rahm and Mike Lorenzo-Vera

Rory McIlroy bounced back from a disappointing performance on Friday to come to within two strokes of leaders John Rahm and McIlroy, who is chasing a third victory at the DP World Tour Championship.




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Scot Young 'laundered dirty money for Russian gangsters - including Putin critic Boris Berezovsky'

Mr Young (pictured with girlfriend Noelle Reno) died after plunging onto railings below his £3m London penthouse in 2014 after repeatedly warning police and friends that hitmen wanted him dead.




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Sani Club on Greece's Kassandra peninsula has got ouzos of charm

Mark Simpson checked into the Sani Club on Greece's Kassandra peninsula about 45 minutes east of Thessaloniki. The resort has 24 restaurants and adventure activities galore.




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Zoe de Givenchy joins Princess Olympia of Greece and Paris and Nicky Hilton for a lavish event in LA

Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece and Nicky Hilton Rothschild were joined by a glittering line-up of well-connected women as they joined forces for a brand launch in Los Angeles yesterday.




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10 affordable data science courses and programs you can take online — offered by Harvard, MIT, and companies like IBM, Google, and Amazon




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Kim Kardashian shares a throwback photo with her BFF Allison Statter and her 'aunt' Shelli Azoff

Kim Kardashian was feeling nostalgic on Tuesday, so she shared a sweet group photo with her BFF Allison Statter and her mother 'Aunt' Shelli Azoff.




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Kim Kardashian plugs new doc The Justice Project as she remembers appearing in Zoom Georgetown class

Her new documentary The Justice Project premieres on Oxygen this Sunday.




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Shifting Gears: Uber and Lyft are getting hammered during the pandemic, but a turnaround may be on the horizon

Greetings all, and welcome to Shifting Gears, the weekly transportation newsletter from Business Insider. Uber and Lyft reported Q1 earnings this week, with mixed results on both fronts. Lyft managed to stave off some of the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, Graham Rapier reported. The company topped Wall Street expectations on revenue and net losses Wednesday. Uber said it lost $2.9 billion in the first three months of the year, while beating investors' revenue projections by a wide margin.(Don't forget, you can sign up here to get this newsletter straight to your inbox.)On the shipping and logistics front, the chief executive at DHL told Rachel Premack the way you receive your packages could change forever on the other side of this pandemic.General Motors eked out a Q1 profit despite




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These are the green, orange and red zones in India

The Ministry of Health identified 284 orange zones, 319 green zones across and 130 red zones in the country, as on May 1st. A district will be classified as an orange zone if no new coronavirus cases are reported in the last 14 days. A district will be considered under green zone if there have been no confirmed cases of coronavirus so far or there is no reported case since last 21 days in the district, The Ministry of Health identified 130 red zones, 284 orange zones and 319 green zones across the country, as on April 30. A district will be considered under green zone if there has been no confirmed cases of coronavirus so far or there is no reported case since the last 21 days in the district, according to the letter. Moreover, a district will be classified as an orange zone if no new coronavirus




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Goa formally declared green zone, says CM

The war against COVID-19 is far from over, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Friday, soon after the central government formally declared both districts of Goa as COVID-free green zones."With the efforts of our #CoronaWarriors and support of the people of Goa, our state has now been classified as a green zone by the Govt of India. The war against COVID-19 is far from over," Sawant tweeted.Sawant also called for a modification in lifestyle and prioritising safe distancing as a way of life to stay safe amid the menacing pandemic."We must continue our fight against this virus by adopting a modified lifestyle which gives priority to safe health norms such as sanitization, wearing of face covers, social distancing and staying at home during the lockdown period," Sawant said.Goa had registered




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Wayanad removed from green zone after reporting one case

Thiruvananthapuram, May 2 (): After remaining free of any positive cases for a month, Wayanad reported a loneCOVID-19 case on Saturday, following which the district wasshifted from the green to the orange zone, Chief MinisterPinarayi Vijayan said.The other positive case in the state was from Kannur,which has the highest number of cases at present.With the fresh cases,the tally in the state stood at 499.No positive cases were detected in the state on Friday."There are only two positive cases in the state today. But one is from Wayanad where since the past one month no positive cases have been reported.So Wayanad has been removed from thegreen to the orange zone," Vijayan told reporters here.Samples of 8 people - six from Kannur and two from Idukkihave returned negative.There are 80 hotspots,




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One more ward decleared containment zone in Ahmedabad on 3rd May

Ahmedabad, May 3 () One more ward of Ahmedabad city was declared as a COVID-19 containment zone on Sunday, taking the total number of such wards here to 10, a senior civic official said. The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation is taking steps to ensure lockdown rules are strictly followed in these affected areas to contain the spread of coronavirus, he said.The Maninagar ward in south Ahmedabad is the latest to be added in the list of containment zones, the official said.The COVID-19 figures in Ahmedabad till Saturday are as follows: Total cases-3,543, deaths-184, active cases-2,815, discharged-525, total samples tested-30,166 (at the rate of 5,000 samples per million), the official said.Ahmedabad has been declared a red zone by the Centre, and the state government will decide on the lockdown




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21 out of 28 new corona cases in karnataka from green zone in last 24 hour, May 4

Bengaluru, May 4 () A 56-year old man from Kalaburagi became the 26th COVID-19 related fatality in Karnataka, as the state reported 28 new cases, taking the total number of infections to 642, the Health Department said on Monday. Davangere, which was in the green zone has seen as purt in cases with 21 out of 28 cases coming from the district.The deceased was a known case of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) and was admitted on April 29 with complaints of cough and fever, the department said in its mid-day situation update.His chest X-ray showed bilateral patchy pneumonitisand he died at designated hospital in Kalaburagi, it said."Twenty-eight new positive cases have been reportedfrom last evening to this noon...Till date 642 COVID-19positive cases have been confirmed. This includes




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60 kids 'horrified' as hacker streams sex abuse video during Zoom call

A hacker streamed child sex abuse footage when about 60 children were participating in a fitness class over video meet app Zoom in Plymouth in southwest England.The incident occurred when the class was being hosted this week by a sports club in Plymouth, Devon, and suddenly, the young participants were exposed to the "extremely distressing" material, reports BBC.According to local police, the hacker which was yet to be identified gained access after the Zoom call's details were published on online forums.In a shocking tale of zoombombing, a hacker streamed child sex abuse footage when about 60 children were participating in a fitness class over video meet app Zoom in Plymouth in southwest England.The incident occurred when the class was being hosted this week by a sports club in Plymouth,




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Rihanna documentary snapped up by Amazon for a whopping $25million

News about the Rihanna doc came just a week after a project about Billie Eilish was picked up by Apple TV+ for $25million as well. Director Peter Berg has been working on the project for several years.