Month: December 2020
Biden readies major stimulus push and flurry of executive actions in first 100 days – CNN
Biden readies major stimulus push and flurry of executive actions in first 100 days CNN CERTIFICATION REACTION from AZ Sec. of State Katie Hobbs | NewsNOW from FOX NewsNOW from FOX Biden’s pick to lead White House budget office emerges as lightning
Read MoreThese Are the 10 ‘Most Urgent’ Cases of Threats to Press Freedom Around the World in December 2020
Ahmet Altan is 70, behind bars in Turkey and at risk of contracting COVID-19 from inmates displaying positive signs of having the disease in three neighboring cells, according to his lawyer. A former editor for a now-defunct daily Turkish newspaper
Read MorePfizer seeks EU vaccine approval as OECD sees recovery in 2021
Pharma companies Pfizer and BioNTech on Tuesday filed for European approval for their coronavirus vaccine, following in the footsteps of competitor Moderna, while the OECD predicted the world economy would bounce back to pre-pandemic levels by late 2021. But the
Read MoreAssailants Attack City In Southern Brazil In Series Of Brazen Early Morning Heists
Over the course of two hours, several heavily armed men laid siege to the coastal city of Criciúma, where they blew up ATMs and took hostages.
Read MoreGiant Olympic rings return as Tokyo bids to build excitement
A giant set of Olympic rings returned to Tokyo’s waterfront on Tuesday after maintenance, with officials hoping the symbol will help build enthusiasm for the coronavirus-postponed Games. Promising vaccine trials have boosted Tokyo’s hopes of holding the Olympics, now scheduled
Read MoreGlobal Economy Faces Hard Winter Despite Vaccine Hopes
The prospect of coronavirus vaccines on the horizon has boosted hopes of an end to the pandemic-wrought downturn—but first the world economy could face a long and difficult winter.
Read MoreGoSite snags $40M to help SMBs bring their businesses online
There are 12 million small and medium businesses in the US, yet they have continued to be one of most underserved segments of the B2B universe: that volume underscores a lot of fragmentation, and alongside other issues like budget constraints,
Read MoreMars and Hershey’s accused of avoiding fair pay for cocoa farmers
Two of the world’s largest cocoa producers have accused Hershey’s and Mars of avoiding paying a bonus that helps boost poor farmers’ incomes, and have cancelled sustainability schemes run by the confectionary giants. West African nations Ghana and Ivory Coast
Read MoreThe COVID ‘longhaulers’ behind a global patient movement
Snatching moments of clarity through the brain fog that was among the lingering symptoms of her coronavirus infection, Hannah Davis joined a team of similarly ill researchers and launched a study of what is now called “long Covid”. The survey
Read MoreHere’s What’s New on Amazon Prime in December 2020
Although Christopher Nolan’s highly-anticipated spy drama, Tenet, became emblematic of the challenges faced by blockbuster movies during the COVID-19 pandemic, audiences at home can soon revel in its thrills once the film becomes available to rent and purchase on Amazon
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