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Mike Ryan, Executive Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) Emergency Program, speaks at a press conference on the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Geneva, Switzerland.Denis Balibouse | ReutersA senior World Health Organization…

Here’s what you need to know:“Every discussion remotely related to politics, advocacy or society at large quickly spins away from pleasant,” Jason Fried, Basecamp’s chief executive, wrote in a blog post.Credit...Nicholas Hunt/Getty…

About a third of Basecamp employees said they were stepping down after the company that makes productivity software announced new guidelines banning discussions in the workplace about politics.Jason Fried, CEO of Basecamp, explained the…

Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission president.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesLONDON - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said it herself: "It was a difficult start."The European Union has had a bumpy…

Data released by Facebook last fall showed that during a week in October, seven of the top ten most engaged sites were mostly political in nature, including those of President Donald J. Trump, Fox News, Breitbart and Occupy Democrats.Three…

Happy Valentines Day. Here's your quick rundown of the top business and tech stories you should know for the week ahead, so you can spend the rest of your day eating (sorry, reading) the candies that you want for loved ones (or for…

Blankfein: I try to be honest about these things. I didn't support Trump - I shot him - so personally I don't feel that way, but I think this is what happened as a group: For Wall Street it was lower taxes, less regulation. He delivered…

And while large deficits may have fueled inflation fears - with too many dollars chasing too little goods - price gains have been too low for years to comfort them. On top of that, the emergency was triggered by the pandemic, and even the…

A health advisor to President-elect Joe Biden on Monday urged Americans to have confidence in Covid-19 vaccines and told CNBC that the regulatory review of the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine is in line with scientific protocols."We know that this…