Reuters NowPosted India’s coronavirus infections rose by 346,786 overnight, the health ministry said on Saturday, setting a new world record for the third consecutive day, as overwhelmed hospitals in the densely-populated country begged for oxygen supplies.
A batch of China’s Sinopharm coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine arrives as a donation at the airport in Damascus, Syria April 24, 2021. REUTERS/Yamam al ShaarA donation by China of 150,000 doses of its Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Damascus on Saturday, with another batch of the same size planned, Syrian officials said.”We appreciate this aid…
Twitter accounts sharing vaccination appointments have popped up across the US. The accounts are bots run by software engineers who helped Americans find appointments. Bots like TurboVax in New York City have courted thousands of followers. See more stories on Insider’s business page. Kenneth Hsu’s parents-in-law were desperate to find a vaccine appointment. In February, both…
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Saturday urged Moldovian lawmakers to respect the country’s constitutional court, a day after they voted to remove its head judge for supporting President Maia Sandu’s call for a snap election.The issue underlines the tension between Sandu, who came to office in November on a pro-EU ticket, and a…
Senate Republicans adopted a resolution to press for spending cuts in exchange for raising the debt ceiling later this year. Ted Cruz called it “a step in the right direction,” though other senior Republicans downplayed it. A top Democrat branded it as “Obama-era economic sabotage.” See more stories on Insider’s business page. Senate Republicans are…
Big data firm Splunk is emerging from bumps in its cloud transition, CEO Doug Merritt tells Insider. After first building on Amazon’s cloud, it now works with Google and, soon, with Microsoft. Its growth strategy hinges on plans to go after more government deals and win over legacy companies. See more stories on Insider’s business…
Shallon Lester is a YouTuber who moved from New York to Paradise Valley, Montana, in June. She loves her bigger, cheaper home, the friends she’s made, and the activities the city offers. This is her story, as told to Perri Ormont Blumberg. (Editor’s note: Lester is a friend of the author.) See more stories on…
Topline Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-N.Y.) condemned Republican arguments against statehood for Washington, D.C., as “racist trash” in a speech on the House floor Thursday, leading to vocal objections and a heated argument that resulted in Mondaire withdrawing his statement in the latest sign of the bitter tensions underpinning the statehood debate. Key Facts In a…
2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Nurse prepares to administer the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine against the COVID-19 at the Eka Kotebe General Hospital in Addis Ababa 2/2 By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers and nonprofit groups on Friday heaped pressure on the Biden administration to back a temporary patent waiver for COVID-19 vaccines to help…
MarketsDow closes 300 points higher to snap a 2-day drop, small caps jump more than 2%VIDEO6:1606:16Strategas’ Chris Verrone lays out his hide-out tradesFast MoneyU.S. stocks rose on Wednesday to recover from two straight days of losses as investors piled into shares most sensitive to the economic recovery.The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 316.01 points, or…
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