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Chadwick Boseman: Black Panther died of Colon Cancer
Actor Chadwick Boseman has died of colon cancer at the age of 43 at his home in Los Angeles with family and wife around.
Chadwick...
North America
American Airlines To Lay Off 19,000 Employees With The Expiry Of Federal Aid
American Airlines has announced that it will lay off 19,000 employees when restrictions under the federal aid package come to an end in September. ...
Eurozone
Germany’s GDP Performance Stats In Q2 2020
The Federal Statistical Office of Germany, otherwise known as Destatis recently released Germany’s GPD figures for the second quarter of 2020. According to the...
Covid-19
China’s been Using Covid-19 Trial Vaccine on its Doctors
Covid-19 Trial Vaccine :China has been vaccinating its doctors and medical officers, especially those who were working on the front line with the Covid-19...
Asia-Pacific
China Electric Car Maker Nio is planning to go Global
The largest electric car producer in China, Nio, is expecting a global expansion in the next few years, reported CNBC Friday.
Nio is the Tesla...
Alibaba Q2 Profit Grows 34% Despite Covid-19, Looming US Threats
E-commerce giant Alibaba reported a solid 34 percent profit for the second quarter of 2020 as a result of a growth in sales.
The positive...
EU Rejects Belarus Election Results, Calls for Peaceful Transition of Power
The European Union has rejected the results of the recent Belarus presidential polls re-electing President Alexander Lukashenko claiming it was ‘neither free nor fair.’
In...
Articles
Wuhan Celebrates Huge Water Park Music Concert after Coronavirus Fear Vanishes
Wuhan celebrates a huge water park music concert after the fear of the Covid-19 has disappeared. Wuhan is the city where it all started....
Articles
Covid-19 Patients have Elevated Blood Coagulation – New Research
This is a known fact that Covid-19 infection leads to severe pneumonia. But the mechanism behind this is still unknown and researchers are trying...
EU Leaders Pressure Belarus Officials with Fresh Sanctions
European foreign ministers agreed to issue fresh sanctions against Belarus officials after a contested presidential election sparked protest all over the Eastern European country.
Thousands...
Travel Operator TUI Reports €1.42 Billion Losses Due to Covid-19
TUI, the world’s largest travel operator, reported huge losses amounting to €1.42 billion ($1.67 billion) from April to June as it had been hit...
Covid-19
A Glimpse Into the Future : Customers Will Be Asked for Their Covid-19 Tracking App in Public Places
If you're not familiar with the Covid-19 tracking app, you should learn that all smartphones, whether Android or Apple varieties, have silently installed a...
Asia-Pacific
Bangalore Protest : Three Protesters killed over Prophet Muhammad post
Bangalore Porest started with a Facebook post by some relatives of a local politician in Bangalore. The Muslim community responded angrily and started the...
Covid-19
Covid-19 Vaccine : Russia Approved a Vaccine despite Safety Concerns
Covid-19 Vaccine Development has become a kind of new race that every country and pharmaceutical company is trying to win regardless of the feasibility...
Eurozone
Germany’s Economic Recovery May Be Faster Than Projected
Financial and economic analysts are predicting that Germany’s economic recovery may be fast that earlier projected. However, analysts argue that the banking and insurance...
Asia-Pacific
Severe Remittance Loss Due to Covid-19 Might distress the Asia Pacific Economy
The Asia Pacific region is likely to see a $31.4-$54.3 billion remittance drop due to Coronavirus spread in 2020, reported by Asian Development Bank...
Covid-19
Trump Campaign Official Account Blocked by Twitter Over Covid-19 Misinformation
President Donald Trump's official campaign account was briefly suspended by Twitter on Wednesday. According to a statement from Twitter Inc., @teamtrump was violating the...
EU Launches In-depth Probe into Google’s Fitbit Acquisition
Google’s Fitbit acquisition may be hitting another snag after the European Commission announced that it is initiating a full investigation into the merger.
The European...
Covid-19
How The Real Estate Has Been Surviving And Thriving During The Coronavirus Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has been a major blow to many industries especially with the COVID-19 restrictions which forced many businesses to shut down earlier...
Banking
HSBC Profits Plunge Amid COVID-19, US-China Tensions
HSBC profits plummeted for the first half of the year following the Covid-19 pandemic and geopolitical risks like the deteriorating US-China relations.
HSBC Holdings PLC...