• Square and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has said he is donating $1 billion in Square equity to support relief efforts for the COVID-19.
• After the pandemic is over, Dorsey said he will use the money to support girls’ health and education and universal basic income.
• Dorsey said the new fund represents about 28% of his wealth.

The chief executive officer of Square and Twitter, Jack Dorsey sets aside $1Billion of his Square equity to support relief efforts for COVID-19 and other causes once the pandemic is over.

France has said it would pay for hotel rooms for victims of domestic violence and open pop-up counselling centres after figures showed the number of abuse cases had soared during the first week of a lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus. Gender Equality Minister Marlene Schiappa said about 20 centres would open in shops around the country so women could drop in for help while getting groceries. The government on Monday also announced an extra one million euros ($1.1m) in funding for anti-domestic abuse organisations to help them respond to increased demand for services. The initiatives were launched after the government said late last week that reports of domestic abuse to police had jumped 36 percent in Paris and 32 percent elsewhere in France after the restrictions came into force. The cases included two murders. France began a nationwide lockdown on March 17 which will remain until at least…