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Image copyright Lake Kivu Challenge Image caption Rwanda is an attractive market for drone companies Death comes fast, says Temie Giwa-Tubosun, as we sit in the scorching sunshine of Rwanda’s capital Kigali. She’s talking about post-partum haemorrhage – women bleeding after childbirth. “I’m always amazed that more attention isn’t paid to this – it’s the […]

Image copyright Getty Images Jack Dorsey, the founder of Twitter and payment app Square, has said he will donate $1bn (£810m) towards efforts to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. According to Mr Dorsey, the donation represented approximately 28% of his wealth. He made the announcement on Twitter, writing that the “needs are increasingly urgent”. Mr Dorsey

Image copyright Getty Images Tesco has said that most food will still need to be purchased in-store amid the coronavirus pandemic. The supermarket giant said it wasn’t able to meet demand as more shoppers stay at home, despite the fact it has increased its online grocery shopping capacity by more than 20%. It said in

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionCoronavirus: Three perspectives on furloughing “It really is a bit of a sticking plaster. Yes, you’ve got 80% of your income, but we don’t know how long that’s going to last. Although I’m grateful to be in this position – it’s unsettling.” Olivia Webb works for a

Image copyright Getty Images Lufthansa is closing its Germanwings budget airline as part of a wider cutback driven by a decline in travel due to the coronavirus. The German airline said it would de-commission more than 40 aircraft, warning that it does not expect demand to return for “years”. It said it would also reduce

Image copyright Getty Images Investors are being warned about piling money into the travel and leisure sectors after their recent surge. Travel and leisure stocks including airlines and cinema chains have been hit hard by the coronavirus lockdowns and travel restrictions. While their valuations have plummeted across the board, some stocks have seen their share

Image copyright DW Fitness First Image caption Martin Long says his firm’s income has fallen to zero, overnight. DW Fitness First has 120 gyms across the country, all closed due to the coronavirus lockdown. His and other gyms and leisure centres employ about 100,000 people across the UK. Because of the closures, his company has

Last month, workers at a Los Angeles McDonald’s went on strike to draw attention to unsafe working conditions and to demand basic personal protective equipment as they continued doing their jobs amid the coronavirus pandemic. While McDonald’s has pledged to provide gloves and cleaning supplies and to implement social distancing in some restaurants, some workers

BBC News hears from three people trying to navigate the furlough scheme put in place by the government in response to the coronavirus outbreak. The arrangement allows employers to relieve staff of duties while keeping them on the payroll, as the government meets 80% of their normal salary. Since this video was made Jordy has

Image copyright Getty Images The UK’s Job Retention Scheme may cost £30-40bn over three months, three times the size of initial estimates. That is according to analysis by the Resolution Foundation, using the latest figures on take-up of the scheme from the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC). While initial Treasury estimates suggested a 10% take-up,