Asian shares mostly higher on hopes for U.S. stimulus
Stocks are mostly rising on Wall Street Thursday as hope remains that Washington can approve more aid for the economy and after a report suggested the pace of layoffs is … Read More
To dodge sanctions Venezuela turns to Asia asphalt giant
MIAMI — Back in January, a yearlong campaign of U.S. sanctions was taking its toll at Venezuela’s state-run oil company. Many of PDVSA’s overseas bank accounts had been frozen or … Read More
The President’s first post-hospital interview devolved into vicious and sexist attacks on his opponents and dangerous boasts about his health
Trump, whose voice sounded husky over the phone, had no events on his schedule Thursday; it was the third day in a row since he returned from hospital that his … Read More
Heat map reveals the 200 towns and cities with high Covid-19 infection rates
Is Boris Johnson going to shut YOUR pubs, bars and restaurants? Heat map reveals the 200 towns and cities with high Covid-19 infection rates that could be plunged into Number … Read More
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry chat with activist Malala Yousafzai for International Day of the Girl
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will join activist Malala Yousafzai for virtual chat about the importance of women’s right to education to mark International Day of the Girl Prince Harry, … Read More
Single mother-of-two is shocked when wealthy heir can’t cook a ready meal for her family-of-four
Single mother on benefits is shocked when ex-public schoolboy who splashes £20,000 on holidays and has ‘never met a poor person’ doesn’t know how to heat a ready meal in … Read More
Memory: Humans are better at recalling where we left high-calorie junk food than healthy snacks
Humans are better at remembering where we left junk food than healthy snacks because of our ‘hunter-gatherer instincts’ to avoid starvation by seeking out high-calorie foods Researchers from the Netherlands … Read More
World Trade Organization to be led by a woman for first time
The World Trade Organization says South Korea’s trade minister and a Harvard-trained former Nigerian finance minister have qualified as the two finalists to become the next director-general of the Geneva-based … Read More
US to hit all of Iran’s financial sector with sanctions
The Trump administration is poised to announce that it will blacklist Iran’s entire financial sector, dealing another blow to an economy that is already reeling under U.S. sanctions By MATTHEW … Read More
Trump says he won’t participate in virtual debate
“I am not going to do a virtual debate,” Trump said on Fox Business. “I am not going to waste my time on a virtual debate.” Biden’s campaign on Thursday … Read More
