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A 99-year-old World War II veteran has raised more than £12.5 million ($15.6 million) for workers in the U.K.'s National Health Service during the coronavirus pandemic.

EasyJet can survive a nine-month shutdown thanks to its measures to contend with the coronavirus crisis and is planning for a slow recovery, the British airline said on Thursday.

Coffee prices have rallied over the last month, as global lockdowns fueled panic buying by those stuck at home looking for a caffeine fix, but the outlook for the commodity is far from clear.

In his Easter letter over the weekend, Pope Francis said: "This may be the time to consider a universal basic wage."

All of the 8 countries that Grab operates in have implemented some forms of social distancing restrictions to tackle the coronavirus outbreak.

Australia's unemployment rate in March came in at 5.2% on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to data from the country's bureau of statistics. That was better than expectations of a 5.5% unemployment rate for the month in a Reuters poll.

AI's ability to crunch large amounts of data has allowed governments worldwide to collect information to try and stop the pandemic.

Hong Kong reported four new coronavirus cases on Wednesday — the fourth consecutive day of single-digit growth in cases, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.

JPMorgan Asset Management's David Kelly said South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong have a better chance of "escaping from Covid-19 than Europe and the U.S. does."

After mixologists doubled down on the idea of miniscule mixed drinks, people began taking the trend into their homes.

For the first time in 60 years, Asia as a region will not register any economic growth this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to IMF forecasts.

"You could have the universities do the testing. You could have the universities do the analysis of the data and help with planning how to deal with it," deCODE Genetics CEO Kári Stefánsson told CNBC.

"The new members are likely to add support for Moon's policies," said Yoon Yeo-sam, a fixed-income strategist at Meritz Securities.

While the coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on stock markets, it has shone a spotlight on one emerging investment category particularly popular with young people.

At one point, the Iranian ships came within 10 yards of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Maui's bow.

Europe has long been an attractive place for Chinese firms looking to invest and acquire, and the recent bout of weakness in stocks, particularly key tech firms, could increase interest.

"The battle continues, but the data suggests that nationwide we have passed the peak on new cases," President Donald Trump said.

The company said it is "reevaluating" its investment plans for the rest of 2020, which includes data centers and hiring

At $399, the iPhone SE is the phone most people on a budget should buy right now, without a doubt. If you can spend a bit more, get the iPhone 11.

Digital contact tracing is not a magic bullet, and there are a lot of steps that still need to happen before digital contact tracing apps like those enabled by Google and Apple start slowing the spread of the coronavirus around the world.