Coronavirus diagnoses continued to rise Sunday in Oregon, and health officials reported 247 new confirmed and suspected cases of COVID-19. That brings the state total to 8,341 known cases. Most of the new diagnoses on Sunday were made in the Portland metro area, with 52 cases in Multnomah County, 29 …
Read More »China plans to grant investment banking licenses to lenders: Caixin
FILE PHOTO: People pass a sign from the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) at the site of the second China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, China on October 31, 2019. REUTERS / Stringer SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s securities regulator plans to grant investment banking licenses to commercial …
Read More »Amazon buys an autonomous company led by a black CEO for $ 1.2 billion
Amazon is reportedly buying the autonomous company Zoox for $ 1.2 billion. The company made the announcement in a statement last Friday. Zoox is a company that has been testing autonomous vehicles in Las Vegas and San Francisco, and has been referred to by many as a “robotaxi” service. While …
Read More »‘Last week tonight’ explains how the pandemic will reinforce evictions – Deadline
As the week saw the United States setting records for coronavirus cases with states like Texas and Flordia seeing the worst peaks, Mike Pence claims the country has slowed expansion and has smoothed out the curve to which John Oliver responded: ” That is such an open and stupid lie. …
Read More »Sir Mark Sedwill: the UK’s top official resigns
Image copyright PA Media UK chief official Sir Mark Sedwill has confirmed that he plans to step down from office in September. In a letter to Boris Johnson, he said it was the right time to go when the government advanced to the next phase of its coronavirus recovery plan. …
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