Few Black Families Will Benefit From The Historic Stock Market Rally
A surging stock market despite a global pandemic and nationwide protests is calling attention to the wealth gap faced by…
Year: 2020
George Floyd: British Tear Down Statue Of Slave Trader As Protests Continue Worldwide
People across the U.S. and around the world gathered in major demonstrations on Sunday against racism and police violence, marking…
WHO Head Urges Countries Not To Drop Guard As Pandemic Still Growing
The World Health Organization (WHO) urged countries on Monday to press on with efforts to contain the novel coronavirus, noting…
The U.S. Entered A Recession In February, According To The Official Economic Arbiter
The worst U.S. downturn since the Great Depression is now officially a recession, according to the National Bureau of Economic…
Lawyers for UK’s Prince Andrew Hit Back At U.S. Authorities Over Epstein Inquiry
Lawyers for Britain’s Prince Andrew on Monday hit back at claims that he was not cooperating with U.S. prosecutors investigating…
Oil Rally And Saudi Price Spikes Could Hurt Refiners, Stifling Market Recovery
Oil prices pared gains on Monday, despite the weekend announcement by OPEC and its allies, known as OPEC+, that historic…
S&P 500, Dow Extend Rally On Hopes Of Swift Economic Rebound
Wall Street’s major indexes rose on Monday, building on last week’s sharp gains after a surprisingly upbeat jobs report raised…
Man Drives Car Into Seattle Protests Crowd, Shoots Bystander
A man drove his car into a crowd of protesters in Seattle on Sunday, then shot and wounded a demonstrator…
3 Million Nigerians Expected To Slide Into Poverty
Nigeria’s misery index is set for a spike, with more than three million people joining the population of poor Nigerians,…
Huawei Launches Media Campaign, Says It Is Committed To Provision Of 5G Networks
Huawei is launching a newspaper and internet campaign to mark 20 years of business in the UK. In an open…
New York To Begin Phase 1 Of Reopening Today
New York City, the epicenter of the devastating COVID-19 pandemic in the US, will begin the first phase of reopening…
US Sues Chinese Manufacturer For Exporting Defective, Misbranded N95 Masks
A Chinese mask manufacturer has been charged by the United States (US) Justice Department for exporting around 5 lakh faulty…
UK To Announce Laws To Prevent Foreign Takeovers Posing National Security Risk
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is preparing to announce tough laws to prevent foreign takeovers that pose risks to national…
Mexico Takes Out $1 Billion Loan From World Bank
Mexico has taken out a $1 billion loan from the World Bank as the effects of the coronavirus begin to…
Emirates to Extend 50% Salary Cuts Until September
Emirates has extended 50% salary cuts until September as the Dubai-based carrier steps up measures to preserve cash, according to…
Democratic U.S. Presidential Candidate Joe Biden To Meet George Floyd’s Family
Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden will travel to Houston on Monday and meet with the family of George Floyd,…
Scotland, Northern Ireland Report No New COVID-19 Deaths In Past 24 Hours
Scotland has recorded no deaths of patients who have tested positive for coronavirus in the past 24 hours, Scottish health…
Investors Flock Into Africa Despite Pandemic
Investors are piling into African assets as if the coronavirus pandemic never happened. Even as questions hang over whether governments…
Massive Demonstrations Against Racism Take To Streets In The U.S. And Around The World
People across the U.S. and other parts of the world are gathering in major demonstrations on Sunday against racism and…
China’s Exports And Imports Fall Amid Coronavirus Woes
China’s exports and imports both fell in May as the coronavirus and trade tensions with the U.S. weighed on demand…
AfDB’s Total Commitment To Nigeria Hits $5bn
The African Development Bank has said its active portfolio in Nigeria comprised 61 operations, with a total commitment of about…
Anthony Joshua Attends March, Describes Racism As A “Pandemic”
Heavyweight boxing world champion Anthony Joshua described racism as a “pandemic” while addressing protesters at a Black Lives Matter march…
Ireland Announces Phased Plan To Ease Coronavirus Lockdown
Ireland has announced a revised schedule for gradually re-opening the economy over the coming months, speeding the easing of coronavirus…
Facebook Moves To Limit Spread Of Extremist ‘Boogaloo’ Pages And Groups
Facebook is limiting the spread of pages and groups linked with the word “boogaloo,” an internet slang term used in some…
Amazon Warehouse Workers File Lawsuit Claiming ‘Sloppy Contact Tracing’
When Derrick Palmer learned that his supervisor at Amazon had the coronavirus, he immediately notified the company. “I told them…
Thousands March On White House To Protest Violence By U.S. Police
George Floyd, 46, died on May 25 in Minneapolis after a police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine…
Instagram Says Websites Needs Permission From Photographers To Embed Posts
Instagram says its terms of service don’t grant websites a sublicense to embed other people’s posts. Ars Technica reported yesterday…
UK Halts Trial Of Hydroxychloroquine, Says It’s ‘Useless’ For COVID-19 Patients
British scientists halted a major drug trial on Friday after it found that the anti-malarial hydroxychloroquine, touted by U.S. President…
Coronavirus: Volkswagen Considering More Cost Cuts
Volkswagen is considering more cost cuts to help cope with the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, a spokesman for…
Bolsonaro Threatens To Pull Out Of WHO After UN Agency Warns Of The Risk Of Lifting Lockdowns
President Jair Bolsonaro threatened on Friday to pull Brazil out of the World Health Organization after the U.N. agency warned…