The two-day, virtual World Health Assembly meeting has begun as more than 100 countries back a resolution calling for a probe into the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. A resolution at the annual assembly calls for an investigation into the global response coordinated by the World Health Organization to the coronavirus crisis, per NBC News. […]
Precursor chemicals used to make illicit drugs were seized by Myanmar police – REUTERS Myanmar police say they have seized a huge haul of liquid fentanyl – the first time the dangerous synthetic opioid that is ravaging North America has been found in Asia’s Golden Triangle drug-producing region. In a sign that Asia’s drug syndicates have […]
For a news cycle dominated by a global pandemic and a media-obsessed president, Stacey Abrams is getting a wild amount of attention. The New York Times ran a feature about her over the weekend. The Washington Post ran two. Abrams has been everywhere from Elle magazine to NBC’s “Meet the Press.” On Thursday night, she fielded questions […]
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Asian markets advanced in early trading Monday, as U.S. stock futures gained after comments from Fed chief Jerome Powell and crude oil prices rose toward a two-month high. Japan’s Nikkei NIK, +0.52% gained 0.7% and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index HSI, +0.39% edged up 0.5%. The Shanghai Composite SHCOMP, +0.60% rose 0.4% while the smaller-cap […]
“ ‘Take the red pill.’ ” That’s Tesla TSLA, -0.51% boss Elon Musk delivering a cryptic message on Sunday to his 34.3 million Twitter TWTR, +1.54% followers — the latest in a long line of his social-media headscratchers. After Musk recently named his child ‘X Æ A-12,” nothing should come as a surprise anymore. But, […]
Almost 20 years since he stopped bouncing a basketball professionally, Michael Jordan is still the hottest name in the sports memorabilia business. The ESPN DIS, +2.96% and Netflix NFLX, +2.77% documentary series “The Last Dance,” built around Michael Jordan’s final season with the Chicago Bulls in 1997-98, has led to a spike in interest in […]
U.S. crude-oil prices looked to add to a climb toward a two-month high for the commodity in electronic trade on Sunday, supported in large part by efforts to rebalance a supply-demand dynamic that had been blown out of whack due to the debilitating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. “The balance of risk has tilted to […]
Residents line up for coronavirus tests after six new cases were discovered in Wuhan, China, May 15, 2020. Aly Song/Reuters At least six countries have had to restart their coronavirus lockdowns weeks after loosening them. China, Germany, Iran, South Korea, Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia all reimposed partial new measures after discovering a spike in infections. […]
Michigan Rep. Justin Amash has announced that he will not run for president as a third-party candidate, CNN reported Saturday. “After much reflection, I’ve concluded that circumstances don’t lend themselves to my success as a candidate for president this year, and therefore I will not be a candidate,” he tweeted Saturday. The Republican-turned-independent said in […]