Disney's profit dropped a whopping 91% during the first three months of 2020, showcasing the widespread decimation the coronavirus pandemic has brought on its media empire.
The Dutch painter Jan Vermeer was no stranger to the kind of socially isolated world we now find ourselves in. His hometown of Delft was stricken with plague several times in the artist's lifetime. In 1635 and 1636 over 2,000 people died, and in the mid-1650s and mid-1660s hundreds more.
The pizzerias of Naples, Italy, are back in business now that Italy has eased its lockdown. It's a small step back to normality for this city's residents. CNN's Ben Wedeman reports.
India's Ministry of Home Affairs has announced that an extension of its nationwide lockdown will be in place till May 17, with a significant ease in restrictions.
Micromanagers are hard enough to deal with in the office. But their constant need to closely control everything can get worse when their team is working remotely.
Hair salons in Germany have finally opened their doors after weeks of lockdown -- but Germans desperate to fix their overgrown locks must make appointments and even fill out questionnaires, as hairdressers deal with huge demand.
Crowded theme parks. Theaters packed with boisterous Marvel and Star Wars fans. Bustling hotels, cruise ships and retail stores. No media company seems more vulnerable to social distancing than Disney.
A nationalist tabloid controlled by the Chinese Communist Party has dismissed claims by the Trump administration that the novel coronavirus originated from a laboratory, as the war of words over the pandemic escalates between Washington and Beijing.
It came as close as possible to Canada's Sandy Hook tragedy. On April 18, an unhinged man went on a 13-hour rampage in rural Nova Scotia and killed 22 people, including a veteran Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer. It was the worst mass killing in Canadian history and shocked an already traumatized nation dealing with the Covid-19 lockdown.