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B.C testing Emergency Alert System tomorrow

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New unemployment claims in Florida down slightly

That was down by less than 400 from the week before. The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week to 778,000, evidence that the...

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Still, the vaccine developments and removal of uncertainties surrounding the US presidential election have driven Wall Street indexes to record closing highs,...

European Union chief warns against relaxing Covid-19 measures

Last week Moderna said its experimental vaccine was 94.5% effective in preventing COVID-19, based on interim data from a late-stage clinical trial. At Brus...

Rishi Sunak ignores small business and self-employed in Spending Review

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CDC advises 'all people' to avoid cruise ships, citing COVID risk

Carnival needs to get the new health measures stress-tested first, and when the cruise line does finally kick-start cruising again, all eyes will be on them. ...

Covid vaccine hopes lift oil prices surge to 8-month high

Both contracts were at their highest since early March after having rallied almost 10 per cent in the last four days. Brent crude futures rose 63 cents, or ...

Sensex up by 282 points

On the other hand, HDFC, Titan, Nestle India, Bharti Airtel, ONGC and Infosys were among the main laggards, shedding up to 1.47 per cent. AstraZeneca's COVID-...

World's Top Surgical Glove Maker Shuts Factories

Top Glove reportedly has about 13,000 workers at its 28 factories in Klang. Top Glove Corporation Bhd expects its revenue for the current financial year ending ...

Microsoft to allow employees to work from home permanently

Hence, employees in roles and businesses, which are better suited for working away from the office, would be able to work from home or anywhere but the office f...

Queensland Is Reopening Its Borders to All of NSW From December 1

New Zealand says visitors from Australia will remain barred until the entire country has gone at least 28 days without a single Covid-19 case. "We know how to...

Oil prices rise on back of COVID vaccine news

Brent crude futures were gaining about $0.90 or almost 2% at $45.87 a barrel. Today, Brent crude is up around 1.8% changing hands at US$45.77 per barrel whils...

Gold slips on hopes for vaccine, smooth White House transition

At 10:22 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 250.54 points, or 0.86%, at 29,514.02, the S&P 500 was up 18.96 points, or 0.53%, at 3,576.50, and the...

UK signs trade deal with Canada to prepare for Brexit

The UK leaves the EU's single market and customs union at the end of the year and without an agreement there could be tariffs and quotas imposed on trade with t...

Elon Musk Becomes Second Richest Person In The World

Tesla co-founder Elon Musk has become the second richest person in the world overtaking the Bill Gates , the founder of Microsoft . Musk has added $100....

Yellen brings history of policymaking, bipartisan support to Treasury

Fox reported a short time ago that anet Yellen leapfrogged Lael Brainard, Roger Ferguson to likely run Biden's Treasury Department. Biden's selection of Yel...

Biden Reportedly to Choose Janet Yellen as US Treasury Secretary

Elizabeth Warren of MA would have been a good fit to lead the department. Ms. Yellen, who was praised by President Trump for her tenure as Fed chair, was wide...

Airline CEO says anti-vaxxers won't be allowed to fly internationally

The country has even limited the numbers of its own citizens allowed to return each week, leaving tens of thousands of Australians stranded overseas. While so...

Covishield for COVID-19 could cost Rs 500: Serum CEO

Following the announcement, the 39-year-old Poonawalla who has been headlining through the pandemic and sharing updates on the efforts made at the Serum Instit...

G20 to back 'equitable' access to coronavirus vaccine

G20 leaders, including US President Donald Trump who is refusing to concede a bitter election, popped up in multiple windows across a flickering screen, in a hi...

Apple iPhone 12 launch today: Check price, specifications and other details

Availability details of the iPhone 12 Mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max are yet to be revealed . The 6.7-inch iPhone 12 Pro Max features 20 hours of video playb...

USA expects to begin COVID-19 vaccinations in early December

Read on to hear what he had to say, and for more on the COVID vaccine, check out Dr. Fauci Says This Many People Need to Get Vaccinated to Stop COVID . On 11 A...

G20 summit | Narrow differences, resolve disputes through dialogue: Xi Jinping

The two-day online gathering comes as worldwide efforts intensify for a large-scale rollout of coronavirus vaccines after a breakthrough in trials, and for G2...

Facebook extends work from home until 2021 (Includes interview)

He also told the employees that the company will begin opening its offices in June or July for those who need to work on-site. Google has said most of its...

Evans Says Treasury Move to Wind Down Fed Programs Disappointing

Mnuchin and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell discussed the strategy Friday, in the first sign in weeks of possible movement on stimulus in the waning days...

What you need to know about the new Mercedes-Maybach S-Class

Measuring almost 5.5m in length, the 2021 Mercedes-Maybach S-Class is 180mm longer than the standard S-Class. Swanky limo brimming with luxuriesThe new luxuri...

G-20 summit opens as leaders urge united response to virus

Erdogan and the Saudi king discussed bilateral relations during the phone call and exchanged views on the G20 summit , the Turkish presidency said late on Frid...

Apple Paying $113 Million to Settle U.S. iPhone Throttling Investigation

In turn, the attorneys claimed that Apple behaved this way with the understanding that it could profit from people who thought they needed to upgrade to a n...

RBI panel recommends raising promoters cap to 26% in private banks

For players such as Equitas and Ujjivan Small Finance Bank, this could help bring in more value for investors and remove the need for double listing of the hold...

US Treasury Sec. Mnuchin: We have plenty of firepower left

Stock futures fell Thursday evening after an open dispute emerged between the Federal Reserve and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin over covid emergency funds a...

Pfizer, Moderna COVID vaccines could be ready for United States use in weeks

Pfizer and BioNTech said they expect to manufacture up to 50 million doses globally this year, with about half of the doses going to the US -or enough to vaccin...

Xi touts China’s ‘openness’ at Asia Pacific business leaders meet

Washington broke with its usual practice and did not send a representative to deliver a public speech at the two days of meetings, but a senior United States of...

Google updates Google Pay app, previews Plex bank accounts

The old device will show a "account used on other device" warning if a user tries to use Google Pay . A new Insights section of the app can help ease that stre...

Covid cases rise in DC, WHO advised against the use of Remdesivir

The WHO Guideline Development Group (GDG) based its recommendation on a new evidence review comparing the effects of several drug treatments on more than 7,00...

Honda Reveals The Next-Gen 2022 Civic

The 11 generation Honda was shown via Twitch in a bid to spice up the traditional auto reveal, and to appear to younger buyers. In a win for enthusiasts, USA ...