Planet Business: A good week for emojis, a bad week for vowels

Bodies being burned in makeshift facilities offering mass cremations in worst-hit cities

Missiles reached altitude of 60km before crashing into the sea outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone

How car batteries are made and charged revealed as problematic in US studies

Pretax losses narrow as staff numbers increase at marketing software company

Surging sales of laptops, phones and smart devices causing lithium and cobalt supply issues

Lying and cheating behaviour comes in several distinct flavours, a recent study found

Journalist believed Irish game had the chance to take root in late 19th century America

Gas called phosphine which produces bacteria is found in harshly acidic clouds

‘The current situation in the border areas is not in the interest of either side,’ a joint statement said

RESEARCH LIVES: Abeba Birhane, PhD student at UCD’s Complex Software Lab and Lero

Sudden reversal in policy a week after move against students switched to online-only courses

Trump disagrees with CDC on its ‘very tough & expensive guidelines for opening schools’

Trinity College Dublin moves up seven places to rank just outside the world’s top 100

Deaf to advice from all but his family, US president has mishandled every step of the crisis

No indication warm weather will have same effect on Covid-19 like it does on flu, says expert

These days, exercise video games disguise fitness routines in the form of role-playing, dancing or running from zombies

Science Foundation Ireland honours Prof Neville Hogan, regarded as ‘father of rehabilitation robotics’

Should you buy an electric vehicle now, or wait for better prices, batteries and infrastructure?

Recruitment drive will bring total headcount locally to nearly 1,000 employees