As Another Top U.S. Official Visits Taiwan, China Launches More Military Drills
China launched a fresh round of military drills in the Taiwan Strait, as a top U.S. diplomat demonstrated increasing American support for the democrRead More…
OPEC+ urges ‘full conformity’ with production cuts, and Saudi Arabia’s energy minister warns market gamblers will be hurt ‘like hell’
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The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies urged “full conformity” with oil production cuts at its onliRead More…
OPEC+ urges ‘full conformity’ with production cuts, and Saudi Arabia’s energy minister warns market gamblers will be hurt ‘like hell’
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The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies urged “full conformity” with oil production cuts at its onliRead More…
How a wedding in US became a deadly coronavirus ‘super spreader’ event
A wedding in rural Maine became a coronavirus “superspreader” event that left seven people dead and 177 infected, renewing fear of the disease in Read More…
All-time coronavirus cases have surpassed 30 million, doubling in the past 2 months
Summary List PlacementTotal reported cases of the coronavirus worldwide passed 30 million in the early hours of Friday.
The figure has doubled in aRead More…
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‘Facebook did nothing’ about violent militia and hate speech groups for five years despite being warned at least 10 times, advocacy group says (FB)
Summary List PlacementFacebook has been reeling from criticism over its recent failures to keep violent militia and hate groups off its platform. InRead More…
Fauci says he knew the ex-Pence aide who blasted Trump and called her a ‘a good person’
Summary List PlacementTop US infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said he knew former Pence aide Olivia Troye and said she was “important” tRead More…
FBI chief counters Trump, says antifa an ideology, not a group
FBI Director Chris Wray told lawmakers on Thursday that antifa is an ideology, not an organisation, delivering testimony that puts him at odds with PrRead More…
China coronavirus criticism and Britain’s Huawei 5G ban should not affect WTO bid, says Liam Fox
Liam Fox, the British candidate to lead the World Trade Organisation (WTO), said his vigorous criticism of China’s trade policy and its handling of Read More…
Austrian minister corrects Trump’s ‘forest city’ claim, says we don’t have ‘exploding trees’
The Austrian government has spoken up to correct US President Donald Trump’s claim that people in its country live in “forest cities.”Trump receRead More…
Federal Judge Blocks Postal Service Changes That Slowed Mail
(SEATTLE) — A U.S. judge on Thursday blocked controversial Postal Service changes that have slowed mail nationwide, calling them “a politically moRead More…