Uber Says Engineer Is On His Own For $180 Million To Google
Uber Technologies Inc. says a guilty plea by its former star engineer is proof that he’s a liar — and…
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Wales Imposes Two-Week Lockdown: ‘Everybody Must Stay At Home’
Wales will impose a two-week “fire-break” lockdown from Friday in which everybody apart from essential workers must stay at home…
Pelosi Gives White House 48 Hours To Reach Coronavirus Stimulus Deal Before Election
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has called on the Trump administration to reconcile remaining disputes on coronavirus stimulus legislation within 48…
Airport Road Blocked As #EndSARS Protest Continues In Abuja
In posters circulating on social media, the protesters identified different areas of convergence for Monday’s protest to be Unity Fountain,…
Showdown Looms As Protesters Plan Lockdown Of Abuja, Lagos Today
A showdown between security forces and #EndSARS activists may be in the offing as the protesters yesterday unfolded plans to…
Nigerian Embassy In France Call Police On EndSARS Protesters, Demonstrators Vow To Continue Agitation
Despite the presence of the French police, the demonstrators, who stormed the embassy at the Victor Hugo area of Paris…
An Escalating Labor Strike Could Soon Wipe Out Almost 25% Of Norway’s Oil And Gas Production
A strike by workers in the Norwegian oil sector could soon wipe out nearly one-quarter of the country’s petroleum output,…
Pound Drops As Boris Johnson Tells UK To Prepare For No Deal Brexit
UK prime minister Boris Johnson has told Britain to get ready for an “Australian” style Brexit but stopped short of…
ECB Chief Says Arsenal Of Economic Stimulus On Standby Amid Upsurge Of Coronavirus Cases In Europe
LONDON — European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde on Thursday said her organization would be prepared to impose further emergency…
The Turkish Lira Is Getting Smoked, Will Crash To New Lows Due To ‘Unorthodox’ Policies, Analysts Say
Turkish policies have become too ‘hard-headed’, says professor Turkey’s embattled currency hit another record low on Thursday, touching 7.95 to…
Exclusive: OPEC+ Fears Second Virus Wave Could Lead To Oil Surplus In 2021
OPEC and its allies fear a prolonged second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and a jump in Libyan output could…
Bankrupt Car Rental Firm Hertz Secures $1.65 Billion In Financing, Shares Soar
Bankrupt car rental company Hertz Global Holdings Inc said on Friday it had lined up $1.65 billion in debtor-in-possession financing,…
Brexit Brinkmanship: Johnson Says Prepare For No-Deal, Cancels Trade Talks
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday it was now time to prepare for a no-trade deal Brexit unless the…
BioMed Valued At $14.6 Billion In Deal For Sale From One Blackstone Fund To Another
Blackstone Real Estate Partners and co-investors have agreed to sell BioMed Realty for $14.6 billion to a group led by…
Morgan Stanley Dares To Share With Bankers’ Pay
Morgan Stanley is making more, and paying more. Logical as that sounds, it’s also rather daring. Handing over big sums…
Exclusive: Second Sovereign Downgrade Wave Coming, Major Nations At Risk – S&P Global
Some of the world’s top economies could see their credit ratings cut or put on downgrade warnings in the coming…
Wall Street Bank Trading Boom Does Little To Assuage Concerns About Lending
As Wall Street banks reported quarterly results this week, investors wondered about the staying power of the trading bonanza that…
UK Resists National Lockdown Despite Study Suggesting It Could Save Lives
The British government on Wednesday resisted a short lockdown for all of England, despite calls from the opposition to shut…
Kidnappings By Pirates Up 40% In Gulf Of Guinea: IMB
Kidnappings rose by 40% in the Gulf of Guinea in the first nine months of this year, and the region…
Trump Raises Coronavirus stimulus offer to $1.8 trillion, about $400 billion less than Dems’ bill
The White House will take a $1.8 trillion coronavirus stimulus offer to Democrats as the sides work to strike a…
Broadway Theaters To Remain Closed Through May 30
Broadway theaters will remain closed through May. The Broadway League, a trade organization representing producers and theater owners, announced Friday…
Hurricane Delta Bears Down On Storm-Weary U.S. Gulf Coast
Residents in parts of the U.S. state of Louisiana left town or made last-minute preparations on Friday as Hurricane Delta…
Gilead CEO: ‘We Have Ample Supply’ Of Remdesivir For Hospitalized Coronavirus Patients
Gilead Sciences will have sufficient global supply of its coronavirus treatment remdesivir by the end of October, CEO Daniel O’Day…
22 Air Travellers Test Positive For Covid-19 – PTF
Health minister, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has revealed that 22 persons have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19), among the 1,473 persons…
COVID-19: International Borders And Need To Keep Nigerians Safe
Nigeria’s international borders re-opened on September 5, 2020. This came months after international and land borders were shut down in…
Nikola Founder Trevor Milton Sues Utah Businessman For Defamation Over Tweets About Treatment Of Women
Nikola founder Trevor Milton has sued a Utah businessman for defamation, accusing him of a “malicious campaign to harass” and…
Pelosi Asks Airlines To Pause Furloughs, Vowing Additional Aid, But No Deal Yet
Airline stocks rallied Friday after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi vowed additional aid for the battered sector but an attempt by…
Trump ‘Doing Very Well,’ Has Started Remdesivir Therapy, White House Physician Says
President Donald Trump was taken to Walter Reed Medical Center on Friday “out of an abundance of caution” following his…
London Is Global Corruption’s Top Offender
In May 2016, David Cameron raised an uncomfortable topic. At an anti-corruption summit in London, the former British prime minister…
Coronavirus Vaccine Trial Participants Report Day-Long Exhaustion, Fever And Headaches — But Say It’s Worth It
Luke Hutchison woke up in the middle of the night with chills and a fever after taking the Covid-19 booster…