The COVID variant fears frightened traders, sending lower shares Business and Economy News
Concerns over the resurgent pandemic are easing Wall Street shares in Sydney on Monday, fueled by fears that more rapidly spreading virus variants could boost the economy’s strong recovery. The S&P 500 was 2 percent lower in afternoon trading, having set a record just a week earlier. In another sign of concern, the ten-year Treasury […]
US studies new sanctions on the sale of Iranian oil to China: WSJ | Business and Economy News
Sanctions can take effect if Iran disagrees with a nuclear deal, U.S. officials told the Wall Street Journal. The United States is weighing new sanctions on Iran’s oil sales to China as a way to pressure Tehran to commit to a nuclear deal, sources familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on […]
Ethiopian Tigray forces enter neighboring Afar region Conflict news
Forces in the northern Tigray region of Ethiopia have launched attacks in the neighboring Afar region, marking the spread of an eight-month conflict in an area that had so far not been touched. On Saturday, Tigrayan fighters crossed into Afar and Afar forces and Allied militias were still fighting them on Monday, Afar spokesman Ahmed […]
Haitian Interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph will step down Conflict news
BREAKING Joseph will hand over power to Ariel Henry, whom the international community recognized as the “appointed prime minister.” Haiti’s incumbent Prime Minister Claude Joseph, whose leadership has been embroiled since the assassination of President Jovenel Moise on July 7, told the Washington Post that he will relinquish power on Monday. Ariel Henry, who was […]
US, UK and allies link Chinese government to Microsoft hacking News about computer crimes
The United States, the United Kingdom and its allies formally attributed the Microsoft Exchange hack to Chinese government-affiliated actors and accused the Chinese government of a wide range of “malicious cyber activities”, which raised tensions this week. passed between the White House and China. The group of nations said Monday that the Chinese government has […]
The Biden administration moves the first Guantanamo detainee | Human Rights News
Moroccan prisoner Abdullatif Nasser had been detained by the United States since 2002 without being charged with a crime. The United States has transferred a detainee from the country Guantanamo Bay detention facility for the first time since President Joe Biden took office, sending a Moroccan man home years after he was recommended for discharge. […]
The Moon of South Korea cancels the trip to Japan amid a shield for insult News of the Olympic Games
The president’s plan to visit the Tokyo Olympics was rejected after reports from a Japanese diplomat used obscene language to ridicule him. South Korean President Moon Jae-in will not visit Tokyo for the upcoming Olympics, setting aside plans for what would have been his first summit with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. The announcement came on […]
Top Olympic sponsor Toyota cancels Tokyo 2020 announcements | Business and Economy News
Japan’s leading automaker is pulling out TV commercials for an event overshadowed by rising COVID infections and low public support. Toyota, a sponsor of Tokyo 2020, will not post TV commercials related to the Olympics amid little public support for the Olympics, as two-thirds of Japanese organizers who doubt can keep games safe during the […]
Zuma’s corruption process resumes after deadly South African unrest | Jacob Zuma News
The former president, jailed in contempt of court, faces various corruption charges stemming from a 1999 arms sale. The long process of corruption of former South African President Jacob Zuma, who was jailed on a separate charge led to days of deadly unrest and looting across the country, it has resumed. Zuma appeared virtually Monday […]
Israeli police clear Al-Aqsa worshipers of Jewish visitors Middle East News
Israeli police fired tear gas and rubber-coated bullets at worshipers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque grounds as hundreds of Jewish pilgrims marched there to celebrate a religious holiday. Palestinians condemned Jewish tensions and pilgrimage on Sunday to the mosque’s highly sensitive complex in occupied East Jerusalem, Islam’s third holiest site, which is also known by Jews […]