Apple Says It Halts All Product Sales in Russia
Apple Inc. said on Tuesday it has paused all product sales in Russia in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “We are deeply concerned… Read More »Apple Says It Halts All Product Sales in Russia
Apple Inc. said on Tuesday it has paused all product sales in Russia in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “We are deeply concerned… Read More »Apple Says It Halts All Product Sales in Russia
Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen gestures during a press conference in Phnom Penh, Sept. 17, 2021. On Feb. 2, a French judge ordered two security… Read More »Interview: ‘A French court has indirectly accused Hun Sen of mass murder’
United States and the rest of the world face a conundrum. Crude oil prices are above $100 for the first time in nearly eight years… Read More »White House Rejects Calls for Oil Drilling
People remove debris at the site of a military-base building that, according to Ukrainian ground forces, was destroyed by an air strike, in Okhtyrka town… Read More »Singapore sanctions Russia over Ukraine invasion, but ASEAN statement omits ‘I’ word
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues, the global economy’s continued reliance on Russian oil and gas has prompted a wave of policy responses alongside pushback… Read More »With Oil Prices Climbing, US and World Still Dependent on Russian Energy
head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that initial COVID-19 vaccines “may not prevent infection” from the Omicron COVID-19 variant. CDC Director… Read More »CDC Director: Initial COVID-19 Vaccines ‘May Not Be Enough’ for Omicron
Moderna’s chief executive officer doesn’t expect any problems with the development of a booster shot against the latest strain of the CCP virus and hopes… Read More »Development of ‘Omicron-Specific’ Shot Could Begin in Weeks: Moderna CEO
Are you ready for Christmas? Christmas prepping is a practice many of us share. Whether you are writing a wish list or to-do list, dream… Read More »Mary and the Angelic Friar
ANKARA—President Tayyip Erdogan said he had lowered Turkey’s inflation to around 4 percent before and that he will achieve that again, as it topped 21… Read More »Turkey’s Erdogan Says He’s Cut Inflation to 4 Percent Before, Can Do Again
Group of Seven (G-7) and the European Union (EU) expressed “grave concern over the erosion” of Hong Kong’s democracy in its electoral system, following local… Read More »G-7, EU Express ‘Grave Concern’ Over Dwindling Democracy in Hong Kong Election
Texas on Dec. 21 reported what is widely believed to be the first death in the United States related to the new Omicron variant of… Read More »1st US Death With Omicron Variant of CCP Virus Reported in Texas
TORONTO/PARIS—Bank of Montreal said on Monday it will buy BNP Paribas’ U.S. unit, Bank of the West, for $16.3 billion in a deal that will… Read More »Canada’s Bank of Montreal to Buy Bank of the West From BNP Paribas for $16 Billion
World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned that holiday gatherings over Christmas could result in a surge of COVID-19, and urged people… Read More »WHO’s Tedros Warns Holiday Gatherings Could Result in COVID-19 Surge, Urges People to Cancel Events
Four young men sentenced to death by a military court in Yangon are shown in photos released Dec. 16 by a Myanmar military-controlled news website.… Read More »More than 90 sentenced to death by military courts in Myanmar
Residents of Myanmar’s Lay Kay Kaw township wait to cross the Moei River on the border with Thailand, Dec. 19, 2021. Some 10,000 civilians from… Read More »Thousands of refugees amassed at Thai border amid fighting in Myanmar’s Kayin state
Tom Andrews, United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar (left), walks with officials towards a learning center at a Rohingya refugee camp in… Read More »UN Rapporteur: Rohingya Militants Kill, Abuse Refugees in Bangladesh Camps
Rocket Companies Inc. announced Monday it will buy the personal finance app Truebill for $1.275 billion in cash. “This allows us to complete this important component of… Read More »Why Did Rocket Companies Buy Truebill for $1.3 Billion?
HONG KONG— city of Chengdu has taken back two plots of land from China Evergrande Group the latest move by authorities to seize assets from… Read More »Chinese City Takes Back Two Plots of Land From Evergrande
Just as the Northern Territory borders open and cases of COVID-19 grow to 123, a number of Territory clinics will be closing down for the… Read More »Health Staff Shortages Cause Medical Clinic Closures in the Northern Territory, Australia
Australians might need to get three COVID-19 jabs to be considered fully vaccinated under a proposed new public health order. Prime Minister Scott Morrison will… Read More »Australia Considers Changing Definition of ‘Fully Vaccinated’ to Three Doses
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) started a political firestorm on Sunday after he told Fox News that he would not be supporting President Joe Biden’s… Read More »Left-Wing Progressives Blast Manchin, Demand Biden Bypass Congress to Advance $1.85 Trillion Spending Bill
BROOKLYN, New York鈥擜n outspoken and spirited U.S. Army veteran was arrested for the third time in a week while protesting against the city’s vaccine passport… Read More »‘We’re Not Going to Socialism’: Army Veteran Arrested Third Time While Protesting NYC Mandate
SHANGHAI—China cut its lending benchmark loan prime rate (LPR) for the first time in 20 months on Monday, in a bid to prop up growth… Read More »China Cuts Lending Benchmark, Market Sees More Easing in 2022
MINNEAPOLIS— suburban Minneapolis police officer who says she meant to use her Taser instead of her gun when she shot and killed motorist Daunte Wright… Read More »No Verdict yet in Kim Potter Trial for Daunte Wright’s Death
President Joe Biden on Monday morning tested negative after coming into close contact with a staff member who has COVID-19, the White House said. White… Read More »Biden Has ‘Close Contact’ With COVID-19 Positive Staffer
Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Monday funding for a new initiative aimed at reducing violent crime. DOJ says it is steering $1.6 billion towards… Read More »DOJ to Steer $1.6 Billion Towards Addressing Violent Crime
Thousands of homes remain without power on Sydney’s Northern Beaches on Tuesday after a brief but devastating tornado-like storm tore through the area on Sunday… Read More »Homes Still Without Power after Sydney’s Tornado-Like Storm
White House’s staff put out “inexcusable” proposals and programs in the $1.85 trillion Build Back Better Act (BBB), Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) has said… Read More »White House Staff Did ‘Inexcusable’ Things in BBB: Manchin
Australia’s major airlines have voluntarily signed up to a new Code of Practice on Passenger Behaviour after reporting increased disruptive and abusive behaviour towards airport and… Read More »Australian Airlines Campaign Against Abusive ‘Carry-On Behaviour’
Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne has joined Five Eyes partners in expressing grave concern over the “erosion of democratic elements” in recent elections in Hong… Read More »Australian Foreign Minister Joins Five Eyes’ Condemning ‘Erosion of Democratic Elements’ in Hong Kong