Finneas O’Connell, who is commonly known as Finneas, the brother and producer of Billie Eilish, just released “What They’ll Say About Us.” It is the first song he’s released while self-isolating, and his first major solo release of 2020. Inspired by both the Black Lives Matter movement and the life of Broadway performer Nick Cordero, who died in July from Covid-19, he said the ballad attempts to capture the spirit of an uneasy but nevertheless hopeful time. “I kind of wrote this song as if you were singing to your loved one who was in a hospital bed while the world was protesting outside,” he says. “I did make a point to keep the song fairly ambiguous because I know everybody’s sort of going through different circumstances of the same things right now.”

As Disney ‘s $200 million live-action remake of “Mulan” debuts in Chinese theaters, it gives the studio a chance to make a splash in the one market executives constantly had on their minds when making the film. The 1998 animated version was a box-office dud in China, where it received a mixed reception. Here’s how Disney crafted the movie to court Chinese viewers.

This step is meant to prevent campaigns from promoting misinformation at the last minute, and limit the potential for civil unrest, the company said. “This election is not going to be business as usual,” CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a statement, noting both the difficulties of voting during a pandemic and likely attacks on the credibility of the results.

The coronavirus recession has deepened the division between those who can navigate it and those who can’t. But the unusual nature of this downturn has made those differences starker, creating three separate economies within the U.S.

Since 2009 the number of online M.B.A.s at accredited business schools in the U.S. more than doubled, according to the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. The business schools of Howard University, Wake Forest University and John Carroll University plan to roll out online M.B.A. degree programs, while the University of Illinois’s Gies College of Business and Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business have launched online M.B.A.s and are reporting significant increases in applications and online enrollment for the fall.

Now could be a great time to catch up with former co-workers, said Addie Swartz, CEO of reacHire, which develops return-to-work programs for women re-entering the workforce after a break. “People are more willing to be helpful, and you have to be willing to rely on others.” LinkedIn says applicants on the platform are nearly three times as likely to get a job at a company where they have a connection. If you are still trying to build your network, consider virtual events through industry networking groups, many of which are offering free webinars, Swartz said.

MOSCOW—In April, as Covid-19 cases surged across Russia, President Vladimir Putin called a meeting of the country’s top scientists and health officials over video link to deliver an urgent directive: Do whatever you need to create a national vaccine as soon as possible.

Four weeks later, Alexander Gintsburg, director of the state-run Gamaleya Institute for Epidemiology and Microbiology, told state television that his researchers had developed one. They were so sure it was safe, he said, the researchers had tested it on themselves.

Last month, Mr. Putin, with great fanfare, said Russia had approved Gamaleya’s vaccine, making it the first country to sign off on one amid a global race to curb the spread of Covid-19.

Moscow’s self-declared victory has been greeted with skepticism among scientists and Western politicians. Russian researchers have completed only early-stage tests on 76 volunteers and published none of their findings. Large-scale trials on...

As the pandemic causes unemployment to soar among young people in France, those in struggling neighborhoods are being hit the hardest. Currently about one million people between the ages of 16 and 25 are jobless and aren’t pursuing studies.

At colleges that have reopened their campuses this school year, the usual welcome parties and orientation activities have been replaced by two-week quarantines. Some students are electing to endure the isolation period with the expectation that getting some part of the in-person college experience will make it all worthwhile. They’re filling their time binge-watching their favorite TV shows, FaceTiming loved ones, and—thanks to some college welcome packs—even taking up new hobbies, like cross-stitching and knitting. In an effort to connect, Sean Nesmith, a New York University junior, and his neighbor sometimes tap on the wall to see if they can hear each other, prisoner-style.

Many people living in rural communities don’t have reliable Internet service. Rolling out infrastructure in these areas is costly and not as lucrative as investing in urban areas, which can be a deterrent for some Internet providers, says Christopher Mitchell, community broadband networks director at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance.

Consulting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers said it has no plans to hire up to 100 second-year M.B.A. students as it usually does each fall. Meanwhile, EY is waiting to see how a potential second wave of Covid-19 infections plays out before it finalizes hiring plans for the year. Bain & Co. says it is reducing the number of second-year M.B.A.s it plans to hire, but has made offers to this summer’s entire M.B.A. intern class.

Zhang Yiming was having breakfast at home in Beijing in July when a message popped on his computer screen. A friend sent a link featuring President Trump, in which he said the coronavirus came from China and, as part of a U.S. response, he might ban TikTok, the hit video app Mr. Zhang founded.

Mr. Zhang was astonished. “China virus?” he told people around him later. What did the coronavirus have to do with TikTok?

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As the start of the fall semester approaches, at least 39 U.S. colleges and universities whose endowments are in the top 100 are raising tuition prices, according to a MarketWatch analysis. They include Cornell University, Harvard University, Stanford University and Yale University. The increases are underway despite the disruptions that the coronavirus pandemic is inflicting across campuses, from virtual classes to restricted student activities. “It seems ridiculous to keep paying the same amount for seems to be an inferior hybridized education,” said Christian Baran, 21, who was a sophomore at Cornell University when it sent students home at the onset of the pandemic last spring. In light of the school’s decision to move forward with a 3.6% tuition increase, he decided to enroll in community college for the fall semester and hopes to return to Cornell in the spring. “I don’t think that it’s worth it,” he said.