Cindy Wang’s whole life is on WeChat. Through the Chinese everything app, the 24-year-old shops for clothing and sends photos and audio messages to her grandma and uncle in Guangzhou. It’s how she schedules appointments with her hairstylist and where she found her bao supplier — a local woman who […]
Month: May 2023
Some countries on the UK’s quarantine-free list require passengers to present evidence of a negative test on arrival – Getty Holidaymakers travelling with British Airways could be offered pre-flight Covid-19 tests, the airline has confirmed. Britain’s flagship carrier is contending with the global slump in air travel demand, which is […]
If you jump on a United Airlines flight, you are likely to see the Clorox logo on signs and posters as you board. Check into a Marriott or Hyatt hotel and expect to see stickers emblazoned with the name of the Global Biorisk Advisory Council, an arm of the world’s […]
Vancouver Aug 12, 2020 (Thomson StreetEvents) — Edited Transcript of Harvest Health & Recreation Inc earnings conference call or presentation Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at 9:00:00pm GMT Harvest Health & Recreation Inc. – Director of IR * Deborah K. Keeley Harvest Health & Recreation Inc. – CFO Harvest Health & […]
While scientists around the world rush to find a vaccine for COVID-19, researchers in San Francisco developed an antiviral nasal spray that could fight the coronavirus. Coronavirus infections have spiked in Texas as the state surpassed the 500,000 case marker Tuesday. While state hospitalizations have decreased, Gov. Greg Abbott said gatherings […]
There’s the adventure of going off to college for the first time, that big, nerve-wracking step toward adulthood that some students have been preparing for their entire high school careers. And then there’s going off to college for the first time in 2020. That is, if this year’s freshman class […]
Giving the Class of 2020 money advice might seem a bit tone-deaf. After all, many of those who graduated in the midst of a recession sparked by the coronavirus pandemic might be asking, “What money?” As of June 2020, the unemployment rate among adults ages 20 to 24 was 19.8%, […]
In some places in the U.S., you can buy a lot of home for $1 million. But in others, you don’t get nearly as much square footage, land or amenities for the money. It all depends on the market. To identify what typical million-dollar homes for sale look like in […]
BOSTON — Joe Kennedy was once thought to be such a lock to defeat Sen. Ed Markey that there was widespread speculation in Massachusetts that Markey might just retire to avoid a humbling end. But Markey is piling up endorsements and closing in on the young congressman in the polls […]
University of Miami football coach Manny Diaz made a surprise appearance during a Zoom videoconference with the media late Tuesday night. He spoke about everything from the first five days of practice to handling coronavirus-related matters to the news of the Big Ten and Pac-10 announcing they won’t play football […]
Joe Biden announced he has chosen California Senator Kamala Harris to be his running mate heading into November’s presidential election, adding his former rival for the Democratic nomination to the ticket, CBS News campaign reporters Bo Erickson,Tim Perry and political correspondent Ed O’Keefe report. The Biden campaign made the announcement in a text message […]
Enver Gjokaj, left, Chloe Bennet and Ming-Na Wen in the series finale of “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. ” on ABC. (Mitch Haaseth / ABC) During the coronavirus crisis, the Los Angeles Times is making some temporary changes to our print sections. The prime-time TV grid is on hiatus in print […]
REUTERS WILMINGTON, DE — Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden selected Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) on Tuesday to be his running mate, a historically unprecedented choice that promotes a Black woman and former rival to the Democratic Party’s presidential ticket. Biden announced he chose Harris, a 55-year-old freshman senator from California […]
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DAVID ROWLAND/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern After over three months without any new coronavirus cases, New Zealand is reporting four new cases from an unknown source. The Ministry of Health confirmed the news on Tuesday, revealing that all four cases are members of the same household in South […]
Photo credit: galitskaya – Getty Images From Men’s Health There’s controversy about mandated face masks and the best types of coverings, but there’s no debating that masks can reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus. A person infected with COVID-19 spreads virus via tiny droplets when they cough, sneeze, or […]
Over just six months, the S&P 500 Index (SPX) has gone from record highs to three-year lows back to the doorstep of new record highs this morning. As this relentless rally rolls on, it’s important to keep in mind that a number is just a number. Still, it’s hard to ignore the […]
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TAIPEI, Taiwan — U.S. Health and Human Service Secretary Alex Azar has redoubled accusations that China failed to adequately warn of the coronavirus after it was first detected in Wuhan. Azar says China’s ruling Communist Party “had the chance to warn the world and work with the world on battling […]
Photo credit: Clive Mason – Getty Images From Cosmopolitan Before she married Prince Harry, Suits actress Meghan Markle was famous not only for her role in, well… Suits, but also for the lifestyle blog she ran, called The Tig. Described initially as a “passion project”, the blog later evolved for […]
In today’s Global Bulletin, Little Dot buys Dan Snow’s History Hit; ITV and France Televisions order a 9/11 doc; Open City Doc Fest reveals its game plan; and Discovery Denmark commissions Snowman. ACQUISITION All3Media-owned Little Dot Studios is acquiring broadcaster and historian Dan Snow’s platform History Hit. The acquisition is […]
Ross Ice Shelf: Getty Images “It’s our mission to leave this pristine landscape the way we found it.” A noble intention for every travel firm. But do they really mean it? As you may have read, the Boeing 787 jets that Qantas acquired for the London-Perth nonstop link, covering over […]