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President-elect Joe Biden appeared on television last week as a bipartisan group of lawmakers huddled in an undisclosed location to protect them from a violent mob that was ransacking the U.S. Capitol. “The whole room went silent,” Sen. Amy Klobuchar D-Minn., recalled as everyone listened to Biden denounce the insurrection and call for calm. The respectful manner in which the lawmakers listened
Silicon Valley’s moves to eject President Trump from social media represent a display of power the companies have avoided making for nearly four years. Now Twitter Inc., Facebook Inc. and others must reckon with what comes next. In a span of a couple of days, Twitter and Facebook—Mr. Trump’s main social-media megaphones—took action to silence the president’s personal accounts or online communities devoted to him, citing rules prohibiting content that incites violence. They were joined by
Now could be one of the best times to buy UK shares. And with that in mind, today I’m going to explain the strategy I’d use to invest £20k in London-listed stocks with the goal of making £1m. Time to buy UK shares I think there are a couple of strategies I could use to try and make £1m with an investment of £20,000. One of the easiest could be to buy a low-cost FTSE 250 tracker fund. Over the past 35 years…
By Robert Neff Chickens and eggs were very popular gifts from the palace. Circa late 19th century. Robert Neff Collection A Korean mourner with a fan. Circa early 1900s. Robert Neff Collection In the past, it was customary to present small gifts for the New Year ― usually merchants presented their valued customers with calendars as they were useful gifts that also served as a form of advertisement. Foreign merchants in Joseon Korea were no exception. In Korea, the idea of giving calendars…
Yoga instructors gather in front of the headquarters of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea on Yeouido in the Yeongdeungpo District of Seoul, Jan. 8, demanding the central government allow them to provide lessons. The signs read, "Drinking without putting on masks is okay but doing yoga with masks on isn't?" Yonhap Fewer than 1,000 daily new COVID-19
TEHRAN (Dispatches) -- The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says it has obtained the technology to develop high-power laser applications. The AEOI said Iranian scientists and experts in the agency have successfully carried out a hot test on a 10-kilowatt high
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune flew back to Germany on Sunday for treatment in hospital of complications in his foot resulting from a coronavirus infection, the presidency said. ...
Personal physician of Pope Francis, Fabrizzio Socorsi The personal physician of Pope Francis, Fabrizzio Socorsi, died from complications due to the Covid-19, reported the Vatican media. Soccorsi, 78, had been admitted to the Agostino Gemelli hospital in Rome since December 26 for an oncological pathology (cancer), but
TACHIARAI, Fukuoka Prefecture--When demand suddenly started pouring in for a sake mostly popular with connoisseurs, Tadatsugu Inoue at the Mii no Kotobuki brewery here was baffled. But the chief sake brewer soon realized why: the alcoholic beverage is called “Hojo Biden.” “We have always had good fortune,” Inoue said of the coincidental, but timely association with President-elect
Reuters Taiwanese-American Jeremy Lin has signed for the Golden State Warriors’ G League affiliate, Santa Cruz Warriors, ahead of the 2020-2021 season, the team
Journalists in Syria, trying to document crimes committed by the Bashar al-Assad regime, are routinely killed or injured, Anadolu reports. The Arab country is undergoing a
When the COVID-19 outbreak swept across the U.S., toilet paper, hand sanitizer and Clorox wipes flew off store shelves. But shopping carts have also been full of something that most Americans get supplied straight to their home: water. Shoppers emptied store shelves of bottled water while stockpiling during the initial months of the pandemic. Even Amazon ran out of most brands of bottled water by mid-March. That month ended with an increase in sales of bottled water by 57 percent compared to the
Understanding some of the most popular stock exchanges can be really helpful for investors. You may have even heard names like NYSE, Nasdaq, and London Stock Exchange before. Previously, we’ve looked at the difference between a stock market and a stock exchange. Let’s take a look at all you need to know about these secondary markets and what makes each one unique. New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) The NYSE is the big daddy of all stock exchanges. There are currently over 3,000 stocks…
Passive income ironically takes work to achieve. It requires investment now so that it can grow and bloom and provide simple rewards down the line. It doesn’t have to be much of a starting pot to get going. Myself, I’m happy to start with just £200 a month, which I’ll invest in the stock market so it can grow. Then I can be paid dividends from blue chip companies. Investing to create a stream of growing passive income With the objective in mind…
Sixty-five sumo wrestlers will withdraw from the first tournament of the year, which opens on Jan. 10, after five more were confirmed infected with the coronavirus, the Japan Sumo Association announced on Jan. 9. Sumo elder Oguruma, the JSA director in
Many were taken by surprise by the events in Washington, but to those who closely follow conspiracy and extreme right groups online, the warning signs were all there. At 02:21 Eastern Standard Time on election night, President Trump walked onto a stage set up in the East Room of the White House and declared victory. "We were getting ready to win this election. Frankly, we did win this election." His speech came an hour after he'd tweeted: "They are trying to steal the…
Wednesday’s disgraceful spectacle at the United States Capitol resurrected chilling memories for me. Forty-one years ago, on Nov. 4, 1979, I and my colleagues at the American Embassy in Tehran faced a mob that, like the one on Wednesday, invaded a supposedly sacrosanct compound and overwhelmed inadequate security — all with encouragement from their nation’s supreme leader. For me, the similarities in the two events were unnerving. In the summer and fall of 1979, Iran’s leader — Ayatollah
President Donald Trump is expected to travel to the US-Mexico border on Tuesday to highlight his administration's work on the border wall, the White House said Saturday. Mr Trump will travel to the town of Alamo, Texas. He will mark the completion of 400 miles of border wall and his administration's efforts to reform what the White House described as
SINGAPORE - There were 42 new coronavirus cases confirmed as at noon on Sunday (Jan 10), taking Singapore's total to 58,638. They were all imported cases who had been placed on stay-home notice�or isolated on arrival in Singapore, said the Ministry of Health (MOH). This is the highest number of imported infections since March 28 last year, when there were also 42 such cases. There were no cases in the
Parler, the “unbiased” social media site popular with Donald Trump supporters, is being thrown off Amazon’s web hosting service for repeatedly violating its rules. ...
LOS ANGELES (NYTIMES) - For months, the American entertainment industry's legal calendar had an intriguing item on the horizon: a copyright trial pitting Tracy Chapman, the revered and reclusive singer-songwriter, against the firebrand rapper Nicki Minaj. But that trial is not to be. Late last month, the parties agreed to a judgment of copyright infringement against Minaj,
Bernardo Silva sparkled for Manchester City as the Premier League giants eased into the fourth round on Sunday. Romantics looking
Timo Werner ended his Chelsea goal drought as Chelsea eased past Morecambe. Chelsea, eight-time winners of the FA
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s central bank said Sunday that one of its data systems has been breached by an unidentified hacker who potentially accessed commercially and personally sensitive information. A third party file sharing service used by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand to share and store sensitive information had been illegally accessed, the
Tents, mud, and cold: Refugees are contending with miserable conditions in Bosnia-Herzegovina as the EU continues to keep its borders closed, as Marina Strauss reports from Bihac. Raheel Zafar, 25, from Karachi in Pakistan, says he's already tried to walk from Bosnia-Herzegovina to Croatia six times, through the forest and across the mountains. He was stopped each time by the Croatian border police, who beat him and robbed him. The 30 men who have set up camp here in a forest outside the…
Authorities have pinpointed the location of two black boxes from a crashed Indonesian jet referring to cockpit voice and flight data recorders that could be crucial to understanding what happened to the Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 that crashed on Saturday. "We have located the position of the black boxes, both of them," said Soerjanto Tjahjanto, head of Indonesia's transport safety agency. "Divers will start looking for them now and hopefully it won't be long before we get them." Indonesian divers
A bomb explosion has killed at least three people in the Afghan capital, the latest attack as government negotiators are in Qatar to resume peace talks with the Taliban. Zia Wadan, a spokesman for Afghanistan’s Public Protection Force
A gunman shot and killed a 19-year-old woman on Friday afternoon in San Bernardino, authorities said. The woman was riding in a vehicle with a 24-year-old Helendale man in the area of West Hanford Street and University Parkway when, about 4:45 p.m., a man pulled up in a vehicle next to them and fired several shots into the car, San Bernardino police said Saturday. The woman was hit by at least one bullet, police said. The man called 9-1-1 and tried
Vehicles from Qatar have crossed a land border into Saudi Arabia for the first time since Arab states severed diplomatic and transport ties with Doha more than three years ago, Saudi state TV has reported. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced on Friday it would reopen its borders and airspace to Qatar, signalling an easing of the UAE’s boycott of the energy-rich country. The decision to restart commerce and travel took effect
Farmers ‘relieved’ as country joins 10 others in allowing emergency use of chemical banned in EU A pesticide believed to kill bees has been authorised for use in England despite an European Union-wide ban two years ago, the government has announced. Following lobbying from the National Farmers’
Launch Control – Season 3, Episode 6 – “Redemption X” Subaru Rally Team USA is faced with an enormous task to find solutions and rebuild the Global Rallycros...