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Qantas, Australia’s national carrier, is laying off 6,000 of its employees in a bid to stay afloat amid the raging coronavirus pandemic. 

Australia on Monday revealed that China has remained unresponsive to its pleas to ease tension between the two states.

The office of Gavin Newsom, governor of California, said ventilators Elon Musk promised to donate have yet to arrive at hospitals. The Tesla CEO claims hospitals have received the medical equipment.

Bill Gates thinks the United States will open back up by end of May, around six weeks from now.

An Italian priest has died of COVID-19 after giving his respirator to a younger patient in a hospital at Lovere Bergamo, northern Italy.

Australia is shutting down pubs, cafes, cinemas and other non-essential services in a bid to curb the rapidly increasing COVID-19 cases in the country.

All Macy's, Bloomingdale's, and Nordstrom stores will close through the rest of March due to the impact of the coronavirus.

Airline companies are being hard hit by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

The need to become financially independent is often a surprise to many people, without warning or support.

This generation is also called the millennials and starting with 2015, they are the workforce majority of the world.

Planning for your retirement is something you should start doing long before you are due to retire.

The Donald J. Trump Foundation will shut down and distribute the money it has left to charities approved by the New York state attorney general, while the state’s lawsuit against the president and his three oldest children alleging violations of state laws governing charities proceeds.

Bitcoin is now steadily trading below US$4,000 and has been constantly on a downward ride over the last year, losing more than half of its market capitalisation.

The official working week has not fallen significantly in several decades. Average working hours per household have increased. The effect is that many feel that life is now less leisured than in the past.

While many areas of the world now enjoy super-fast broadband, some countries continue to lag behind in terms of speed. Unfortunately, Australia is one of them.

Canada is leading the pack as the first G7 nation to fully legalise the adult use of recreational marijuana.

About 2,121 vehicles in Australia are set for a safety recall by Toyota Australia due to a faulty airbag.

As its latest move to strengthen its mining portfolio, junior gold exploration company Pacton Gold announced its acquisition of two new mining leases and licences.

The global demand for cannabis is already shaping and even changing the way we look at the emerging market.

In today’s day and age, people would often require instantaneous transactions and exchanges and immediate replies to inquiries.

Rubella has been eliminated in Australia, the World Health Organisation confirmed on Wednesday.

A mysterious, anonymous entity known as “Satoshi Nakamoto” posted a white paper on October 31 2008 entitled “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System”. It was the first time that the concept of Bitcoin entered the world.

In a bold move, comparable to what Tesla did for the automotive industry, Van Gelder ended up chucking traditional greenhouse design and revolutionizing their construction from the ground up. The result was the AGT Hybrid Greenhouse, a sleek, eco-friendly, tech-savvy, multi-use structure and the only one of its kind that can be used outside the industrial zone.

Have you ever asked yourself why Australian individuals and teams are so good at sport?

Telco CEO Allen Lew has reportedly given employees an ultimatum after receiving 35 percent surge in complaints.

The Internet giant has allegedly fired 48 people, including 13 senior managers over the last two years.

Blockchain isn’t just a disruptive technology, but a radical change in the way the world works.

One couple in the US has a solution to the problem, and they are hoping to bring it to Australia.

Traditional banking might soon be a thing of the past.