Delay In Vaccine Rollout Is The Top Risk To The Economic Recovery, ECB Member Says
LONDON — A potential delay to the distribution of coronavirus vaccines is the biggest risk facing the economic recovery in…
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Trump Sues To Reverse Biden Win In Wisconsin
President Donald Trump’s campaign filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Wisconsin seeking to invalidate President-elect Joe Biden’s win there, the latest…
Pfizer, BioNTech Apply For Coronavirus Vaccine Approval In Europe
U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech said they have applied to the European Medicines Agency for the…
Biden To Name Adewale Adeyemo Deputy Treasury Secretary
United States (US) President-Elect, Joe Biden, is about to announce Nigerian-born attorney and economist, Adewale ‘Wally’ Adeyemo, as deputy Treasury…
Trump Says His Election Challenges Probably Won’t Make It To The Supreme Court
President Donald Trump acknowledged his vanishing path to overturning the results of the 2020 election in court on Sunday during…
Stock Futures Fall As Wall Street Is Set To Wrap Up A Historic November
Stock futures dipped in overnight trading on Sunday as the market looks set to finish November with historically strong gains.…
Fauci Says Christmas And New Year’s Restrictions Will Be Necessary Due To Holiday Coronavirus Wave
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, said on Sunday that the U.S. is heading into a difficult…
Biden Will Likely Require Walking Boot For Several Weeks After Fracturing Foot
President-elect Joe Biden will likely have to wear a walking boot for several weeks after suffering small fractures in his…
China is more concerned by Biden than Trump, economist Jim O’Neill says
LONDON — Joe Biden’s presidency will be a bigger problem for the Chinese government than the nearly four years of…
Biden’s lead increases in Wisconsin’s largest county after recount demanded by Trump campaign
A recount in Wisconsin’s largest county demanded by Republican President Donald Trump’s election campaign ended Friday with Democratic President-elect Joe…
World’s Outlier On Remittances Has Currency Woes To Blame
Nigerians living abroad could be sending more money home than authorities realize, bypassing official channels so their families can get…
Exclusive: White House Considers Lifting European Travel Restrictions – Sources
The White House is considering rescinding entry bans for most non-U.S. citizens who recently were in Brazil, Britain, Ireland and…
Vaccine Is No Shot In The Arm Yet For Emerging Markets
Emerging markets have surged on the prospect that coronavirus vaccines will become widely available soon, but analysts think the rally…
Trump Imposes $15,000 Visa Bond For Visitors From Nigeria, Others
A new temporary rule that could require tourist and business travellers from a dozen African countries, including Nigeria, to pay…
Elon Musk Overtakes Bill Gates To Become World’s Second Richest Man, Now Worth $128 Billion
Elon Musk, founder of the most sought automaker company, Tesla, has just hit a new apex by surpassing Microsoft founder,…
Yemi Edun named among Britain’s most influential black people in the new powerlist
London property expert and acquisition agent, Yemi Edun, on Tuesday was named as one of the UK’s most influential black…
Biden Faces A Race Against The Clock For U.S. To Rejoin Iran Nuclear Deal
ble opportunity arises we will act on our responsibilities. No one should miss any opportunity.” The Iranian government’s statements over…
Elon Musk Passes Mark Zuckerberg To Become The World’s Fourth Richest Person
Tesl TSLA +2.6% a’s billionaire cofounder and CEO, Elon Musk, overtook Facebook FB +0.4% FacebookCEO Mark Zuckerberg to become the…
Nigeria’s Yemi Edun Listed Among Britain’s Most Influential Black People
Nigerian-born London property expert and acquisition agent, Yemi Edun, was Tuesday named among one of the UK’s Most Influential Black…
New York City To Close Public Schools Again As Virus Cases Rise
New York City’s entire public school system will shutter on Thursday, the schools chancellor Richard A. Carranza wrote in an…
Just In: Pfizer Revises COVID-19 Vaccine Efficacy Score To 95%
Pfizer, along with its German partner BioNTech on Wednesday jacked up the efficacy score of its COVID-19 vaccine from 90…
Walmart Sees Stockpiling Again As Covid Cases Rise—But This Time It’s Localized
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said Tuesday that customers are loading up on items such as toilet paper again as coronavirus…
Biden Picks For Senior White House Staff Include Loyalists, Rising Democratic Stars
WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday announced his first slate of senior White House staff, choosing a mix of…
Trump Lawyer Rudy Giuliani Joins Pa. Court Case Seeking To Deny Biden Victory After Other Attorneys Quit
President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, on Tuesday was allowed to join a lawsuit seeking to stop Pennsylvania from…
Trump Says Coronavirus Vaccine Won’t Be Delivered To New York Right Away
President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. government would not deliver a coronavirus vaccine to New York if and…
Trump Strikes Out In Arizona, Michigan, Pennsylvania Ballot Challenges, Biden’s Lead More Secure
President Donald Trump’s already long-shot efforts to reverse an apparent win for President-elect Joe Biden by challenging votes in courts…
Biden’s Win Boosts The Chinese Yuan, But The Trump Effect Will Be More Lasting
The Chinese yuan, which has steadily strengthened this year, spiked even further in the days leading up to and after…
Australia Scraps Plans To Allow Foreign Students Back
Australia will not allow foreign students to return as Canberra prioritises the return of locals stuck overseas, Prime Minister Scott…
U.S. Prepares For Worst Four Months Of The Pandemic As It Stares Down The ‘Darkest’ Days Yet
Ohio has had an “unprecedented spike” in Covid-19 hospital admissions. ICU beds in Tulsa, Oklahoma, are full. North Dakota’s hospitals…
Georgia Will Recount Presidential Election Ballots By Hand As Biden’s Lead Over Trump Grows
Georgia will conduct a statewide recount of ballots cast in the election between President Donald Trump and President-elect Joe Biden,…